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Which drug is used for which type of cancer

Trastuzumab Deruxteca
is used for breast cancer
patients. Market of these drugs in India

n
Osimertinib drug is used Trastuzumab's annual turnover is
to treat patients suffering more than Rs 276 crore.
from lung cancer.
n Durvalumab annual turnover in the
year 2023-24 was Rs 28.8 crore.
Durvalumab is used to treat
n Osimertinib had an annual
lung cancer and bile duct
turnover of Rs 52.26 crore for the
cancer patients.
year 2023-24.

Health checkups will also National Health Mission increased by Rs 4,000 crore
become cheaper

The central government has announced to The budget expenditure under the
revise the customs duty rates on X-ray tubes National Health Mission for the financial
and flat panel detectors in the budget. The year 2024-25 has been increased by
revised rates will have a favorable impact about Rs 4,000 crore, from Rs 31,550
on the prices of the X-ray machine industry
crore to Rs 36,000 crore. National
as it will increase the availability of machine
Health Mission is a centrally sponsored
components at a lower cost. This decision
scheme that mainly provides primary
of the government is expected to boost the
and secondary healthcare services in
domestic medical equipment sector and
the nation. The government aims to invest in primary and secondary
reduce healthcare costs. This will make
public health facilities to prevent disease occurrence so that the
advanced medical imaging more accessible
expenditure of the public can be reduced on a large scale.
and affordable.
Healthy India, Prosperous India

1.89 11.64

crore patients provided crore people received
teleconsultations free medicines.

82.10 34.39

lakh mothers and 90.15 crore people availed of
lakh children availed of seven types of tests (TB, Proposal to develop street food hubs
postnatal check-ups hypertension, diabetes,
(ANC) and vaccination. oral cancer, breast cancer,
In the budget for the financial year 2024-25, it has
cervical cancer, and
cataract). been proposed to develop 100 weekly haats or
street food hubs in some selected cities. It aims
to strengthen the local economy and enhance
crore rupees provision has been
the food experience, which will increase urban
89,287 made in the health budget.
development and community engagement.
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