Dr Renu Swarup, secretary of the government’s Department of Biotechnology, talks about the state of Indian health technology and what the future holds.
The export of pharmaceuticals, especially generics and drug formulations, is one of India’s strengths. But China has been steadily eroding India’s advantage.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
In the past few years, cancer drugs prices are slightly down which is a good sign for serving healthcare facilities but he cost of the treatment is still on a high, hope this will also cut down in the next few years.
There are some people in our country who will always criticize for any decision taken by Modi Govt.
Prices of Cancer medicines came down that too with immediate effect. In this few people are stating that it is not full price down or for all medicines…
If prices of Mobiles with same features are reduced, then few people with unknown mentality are saying the prices of Apple phones need to be reduced too….what is this… gradually things are going in a good direction… at least support them
There are hundreds of cancer types and hundreds of cancer medicines, which are evolving constantly and new medicines are replaced new drugs with clinical efficacy. Modi and RSS/BJP are trying to exploit this complexity in cancer treatments for political gains. Discounts are from 25%-75% and too available only for generic drugs. Patented drugs, which have high clinical benefits, such as improved patenit survival rate, are still expensive. Do these politician care for this?
How about human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine? Why didn’t Modi provide this vaccine for preventing cervical cancer in women? The reason is RSS objects this vaccine on morality basis, RSS claims this vaccine encourages pre-marital sex. The scientific fact (epidemiological) is more than 122,000 Indian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and around 67,000 will die from this disease each year. In this case, Modi doesn’t care for these women, he cares only for the “Stone Age” ideology of RSS. RSS doesn’t care for human lives anyway. They care for only cows.
Source
1. Why has the beneficial HPV vaccine not been included in national immunisation programme? | The News Minute. August 2018
2. Controversy over HPV vaccines in India accelerates – The Pharma Letter The Pharma Letter. May 10, 2018 ·
3. Why India remains undecided on using the cervical cancer vaccine in public health … Scroll.in Jan 17, 2018 ·
4. What is HPV vaccine? Here is why RSS-affiliate writes to PM Narendra Modi against introducing it in India – The Financial Express
In the past few years, cancer drugs prices are slightly down which is a good sign for serving healthcare facilities but he cost of the treatment is still on a high, hope this will also cut down in the next few years.
Colostomy bags cost a fortune, Government should reduce the cost
There are some people in our country who will always criticize for any decision taken by Modi Govt.
Prices of Cancer medicines came down that too with immediate effect. In this few people are stating that it is not full price down or for all medicines…
If prices of Mobiles with same features are reduced, then few people with unknown mentality are saying the prices of Apple phones need to be reduced too….what is this… gradually things are going in a good direction… at least support them
There are hundreds of cancer types and hundreds of cancer medicines, which are evolving constantly and new medicines are replaced new drugs with clinical efficacy. Modi and RSS/BJP are trying to exploit this complexity in cancer treatments for political gains. Discounts are from 25%-75% and too available only for generic drugs. Patented drugs, which have high clinical benefits, such as improved patenit survival rate, are still expensive. Do these politician care for this?
How about human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine? Why didn’t Modi provide this vaccine for preventing cervical cancer in women? The reason is RSS objects this vaccine on morality basis, RSS claims this vaccine encourages pre-marital sex. The scientific fact (epidemiological) is more than 122,000 Indian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and around 67,000 will die from this disease each year. In this case, Modi doesn’t care for these women, he cares only for the “Stone Age” ideology of RSS. RSS doesn’t care for human lives anyway. They care for only cows.
Source
1. Why has the beneficial HPV vaccine not been included in national immunisation programme? | The News Minute. August 2018
2. Controversy over HPV vaccines in India accelerates – The Pharma Letter The Pharma Letter. May 10, 2018 ·
3. Why India remains undecided on using the cervical cancer vaccine in public health … Scroll.in Jan 17, 2018 ·
4. What is HPV vaccine? Here is why RSS-affiliate writes to PM Narendra Modi against introducing it in India – The Financial Express