MISSION MEDICINE REVOLUTION

MEDICINES – the key component of healthcare system

Medicines are important for addressing health problems and improving quality of lives. They form an indispensable component of health systems in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and in lessening disability and functional deficiency.
The ultimate goal of all medicines is to help patients to live long, functional and satisfactory, pain free life.

SCENARIO IN INDIA

India produces 8 per cent of the medicines available in the global market in terms of volume and ranks 13th in world production by value, but 60 per cent (499-649 million) of the population in India does not have regular access to essential medicines. The private health sector provides 81 per cent of outpatient and 45 per cent of inpatient care in India, as public health facilities providing free or subsidized care, are inadequate in number and infra structure.

MEDICINAL COST

Medicine costs pose a significant financial burden to families in India. Out of pocket expenditure is the main source of health funding and has remained above 90 per cent for more than a decade. About 60-90 per cent of healthcare spending by poor people is on medicines.

SCENARIO IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS

Medicines form a substantial portion of out of pocket spending on health by households in India. Further, these purchases are mostly made for patients who do not need hospitalization. The costs of medicines are highly variable and not affordable for the economically poor. High costs of medicines contribute to decreased access to healthcare.

Just as in cities, the out of pocket health spending has risen in rural India. Most of the out of the pocket expenditure made by consumers is actually on buying medicines (52%). Rising costs prevent households from buying the medicines that they need, eventually leading to poor and compromised health conditions. Affordability of medicines thus, is a major issue determining access to medicines, as social insurance especially for people in the unorganized sector is lacking.

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HOW DO WE PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE ASPECTS?

We intend to do the following in order to achieve accessible and affordable medicines:

  • Availability of unbiased information on the quality
  • Comparative prices of all medicines available
  • Increasing consumer awareness about medicines, their prices and reasons for the same.
  • Reducing the prices of the branded medicines to match with the generics
  • Educating health professionals for promoting use of generics without substituting the branded ones.
Registered Senior Citizens : 3000+ | Total Medicines Delivered : 45,00,000+ | Total Families Secured : 1500+
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