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COVER STORY | Health

11 years of historic initiatives

The Foundation

Of The Health

Revolution In India

Knee
transplant
became
National Health Policy-2017 easier...
With the aim of achieving universal In August 2017, the
health coverage by ensuring equal, price of artificial
affordable, and quality healthcare for all knees was fixed.
in India, the Union Cabinet approved Under this, the
the new National Health Policy on 15 price of the most
March 2017. commonly used
cobalt chromium knee
was reduced by 65%
Amrit Pharmacy Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra and the maximum
Implants and medicines for Means Quality medicine price was fixed at Rs
serious diseases at half price at affordable price 54,720. The price
of knees made of
The central government has started The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan special metals like
Amrit Pharmacy in many government Aushadhi Pariyojana was started to titanium and oxidized
hospitals to provide relief to patients make the expensive medicines available zirconium was
suffering from serious diseases. Here, to the common man at 50 to 90% reduced by 69% and
medicines, implants, surgical disposables, cheaper prices. About 17,000 medicine the maximum price
and surgical equipment are available at a centers have been opened till June 30 was Rs 76,600.
discount of up to 50 percent compared this year. The target is to increase their
to market rates. Expensive medicines for number to 25 thousand by March 2027.
cancer and heart disease are available at Benefit
affordable rates.
2,110 ₹38,000
crore citizens types of medicines crore estimated
have benefited and 315 surgical savings of the
6 so far equipment are available common man in
Over
at affordable prices. the past 11 years.

Relief for heart patients
The central government gave the biggest relief to
heart patients in February 2017 by fixing the price of
bare metal stents at Rs 7,260 and drug-eluting and
biodegradable stents at Rs 29,600. This was about
85% less than the then market prices.

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