Cancer imposes catastrophic health expenditure in India, with medicines constituting over 60% of out-of-pocket expenditure. Research shows wide price variations, limited cost containment.
India has 8.4 to 19 crore rare disease patients, according to health ministry estimates. But current beneficiaries in most cases are kids or those who need relatively less expensive drugs.
The medical research body aims to encourage domestic companies to develop cost-effective treatments for rare conditions, such as spinal muscular atrophy, Gaucher disease, among others.
Surgery conducted at Fortis Escorts, Okhla. Removal of diseased portion of liver was a challenging task as organ was stuck around surrounding vital structures.
Finance ministry announces exemption from basic customs duty. Cost of some medicines used to treat rare diseases ranges from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore, says govt.
Their main demands were amendment of rules to ensure insurance firms can't deny reimbursement of medical expenses & funding of indigenous research to develop a treatment protocol for DMD.
Security of Saudi Arabia is something that Pakistani armed forces have committed themselves to for a long time, even before the September 2025 agreement.
More than 1,600 flights were canceled between 28 February and 3 March. Aviation consultants have now started weighing the cost of the conflict in the Middle East.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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