Need to ensure emergency medicine, universal health coverage: ICMR Chief
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Noida (UP): Noting that India has done well in generic pharmaceuticals, and ensured that all treatments are available within the country, a senior Union Health Ministry official said Thursday the need was now to ensure emergency medicine and universal health coverage. Secretary to the Department of Health Research in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Balram Bhargava, averred India has witnessed phenomenal growth in several fields, including Information and Technology, Space, Nuclear and farming sectors.
He said the Green Revolution has been among the most significant of these which has turned the country from being a food grains importer to exporter.
"Not only that, we have done phenomenally well in pharmaceuticals. 50 per cent of the generic drugs in the world are of Indian origin, we have also done well in medical sciences and our generation has ensured that no one has to go out of this country for any treatment. It is all available in this country," he said.
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