AIDAN Policy Brief: Drug Prices and Affordability
Published By: AIDAN on eSS | Published Date: December, 20 , 2008India has a booming drug industry and has contributed to making generics at low prices worldwide. But medicines within India are overpriced and unaffordable. Price regulation of medicines is a key public policy measure for health of India’s teeming masses. Only the Government of India can do it --- like it has done for cell phone rates, insurance premia, electricity tariff, bank interest rates, etc.
Author(s): All India Drug Action Forum AIDAN | Posted on: Apr 25, 2009 | Views(1971) | Download (1168)