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#India – Rising medicine prices make citizens remind PM of ‘forgotten’ I-Day vow

Tuesday, Aug 13, 2013, Agency: DNA Maitri Porecha Pic for representational purpose. – Shutter Stock A year after prime minister Manmohan Singh promised free medicines at government hospitals, citizens and health groups are coming together to remind him of the… Continue Reading →

#India – Govt has no plans for National Health Bill #WTFnews

PIB RElease, March 22, 2013 The Government has no plans to introduce National Health Bill. In order to provide relief to the common man in the area of healthcare, a countrywide campaign in the name of “Jan Aushadhi Campaign” has… Continue Reading →

#India- How Pharma Giants Use Litigation To Evade Fines

Big companies overprice medicines and often get away with it by resorting to longwinding court cases SHONALI GHOSALMore by the author > 2013-03-30 , Issue 13 Volume 10 Unaffordable? Pharma companies are yet to pay 90 percent of the fines for… Continue Reading →

#India-Will you really get cheaper medicines?

RAJ PRADHAN | 23/11/2012 06:26 PM |   Moneylife.com The government’s decision for simple average of market-based pricing for 348 drugs is simply a whitewash, according to many activists who were hoping for cost-based pricing. There may be marginal reduction in some medicine prices, but… Continue Reading →

India- Govt to bring essential medicines under price control #goodnews

  Kounteya Sinha, TNN | Sep 28, 2012, 12.54AM IST Once these essential medicines are brought under Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), it cannot be sold at a price higher than that fixed by the government. NEW DELHI: India will, for the… Continue Reading →

“Free Medicines for All” soon to be a reality in Govt Hospitals

Feb 13, 2012 NEW DELHI: Free medicines to all patients visiting any government health facility across the country could soon be a reality with the health ministry ready to roll out a nearly Rs 30,000 crore ‘free-medicines-for-all’ scheme with the… Continue Reading →

Free Medicines in Rajasthan, India

India is known as the pharmacy of the world but 65% of Indians have no access to essential medicines. Watch this video to see how the State of Rajasthan in India is tackling the problem by promoting generic medicines and… Continue Reading →

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