ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines

Okay, so you know how sometimes you get sick and you need medicine to feel better?

Well, there are people whose job it is to make sure there is always enough medicine for everyone who needs it. These people work together in a special place called the Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines (DEDM for short).

The DEDM works with doctors and other experts to make a list of the most important medicines that people need to be healthy. They make sure that these medicines are always available and that they are safe to take.

Now, remember how some medicines can be very expensive? The DEDM also helps to make sure that these important medicines are affordable for everyone, especially for people who might not have a lot of money.

So basically, the Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines is like a big group of people who work to make sure that everyone can get the important medicines they need to feel better and stay healthy.