Govt’s generic medicine scheme falls sick in Khustagi

Patients of Khustagi are not getting the full benefit of Janaushadhi stores, pressurizes the poor to buy expensive medicines. Ishika Dangayach Sana Sheikh, a 20-year-old girl from Nidasheshi village in Khustagi taluk, spends her day inside her small house with four other members of her family. For the last 15 years, she is suffering from […]

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Jan Aushadhi Yojna not for the ‘Jan’ yet

Economically weaker sections and underprivileged people of Sandur Taluk fail to benefit from the Janaushadhi stores under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ (PMBJP). By Batchu Rushali As the day kicks off, Mariamma, a 40-year-old vegetable vendor walks out of her home and sits at her usual place with a basket full of vegetables. After days of […]

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Jan Aushadhi, a non-starter in Siruguppa

The generic medicine scheme is yet to take off in Siruguppa taluk of Karnataka, forcing the poor to purchase expensive medications Generic medicines in India aim at providing quality medicines at affordable prices throughout the country. Though the Government has asked doctors to prescribe generic medicines rather than the branded versions, people still do not […]

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