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Plan for free generic drugs scheme shelved [1]

After bandying its Rs 6,000-crore a year scheme to provide free generic drugs at government health centres and hospitals for a year, the health ministry has now shelved the plan.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2013
Abantika Ghosh [2]
Indian Express (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Drugs [4], Health Care [5], National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) [6], Vaccination [7]
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