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UN Political Declaration on TB Likely to Be Re-Opened, With Pushback Against the US

Anoo Bhuyan 26/07/2018

South Africa has “broken silence” on the UN’s declaration...

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Exclusive: Draft UN Text on TB No Longer Carries Provisions on Affordable Medicines

Anoo Bhuyan 21/07/2018

India and other developing countries had been resisting US...

The Government General Hospital, Chennai. Tamil Nadu introduced a free medicines model in 1995 consisting of highly a effective system of drug procurement, quality checks and supply and distribution centred on government hospitals. Credit: SwiftRakesh/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Whatever Happened to India’s National Free Medicines Scheme?

Chhaya Pachauli 27/03/2018

Nearly 67% of India’s out-of-pocket expenditure on health is...

Cancer patients seeking treatment under asadhya rog nidhi scheme at SN Medical College and Hospital, Agra. Credit: Shruti Jain

To Offset Discount Under UP Health Scheme, Vendor Supplies Costlier Medicines

Shruti Jain 05/03/2018

The price of medicines supplied to an Agra hospital...

A person holds pharmaceutical tablets and capsules in illustration picture in Ljubljana

The Debate Around Drug Regulation Should Prioritise Price and Quality Equally

Prashant Reddy T and Dinesh S Thakur 04/06/2017

Many believe that bioequivalence testing is necessary for only...

India's global export of pharmaceuticals is double that of China. Credit: Pixabay

The World Is Looking For Affordable Drugs – and India Needs to Keep Delivering

R. Viswanathan 09/05/2017

The export of generic pharmaceuticals is one of India's...

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If Modi Really Wants Affordable Medicines, Why is His Niti Aayog Pushing in the Opposite Direction?

Anoo Bhuyan 03/05/2017

The government's premier policy-formulating agency recently recommended measures to...