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HIV Drug India: India has achieved a major achievement. India is now going to provide the cheapest medicine in the medicines used in the treatment of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus-AIDS) worldwide. The medicine which is available in America for about Rs 35 lakh, will now be available in India for just Rs 3,300. Let us tell you in detail about when and who will get this medicine.
The biggest advantage to poor and developing countries
Patients from poor and developed countries will benefit the most from the arrival of this new medicine in the market. Where it was difficult to buy expensive medicines till now, this drug will prove to be life saving. India is already a big center in the world in the production of generic medicines and has now taken another historical step by making this HIV medicine.
What is specialty?
This drug is a generic version of branded drugs already used in America, Canada, Europe and Australia. The price of branded medicine is so high that it is almost impossible for normal patients to buy it. But the price of this generic version made in India is so low that it can be transported to every needy.
How long will this medicine get?
According to the health experts, this drug will be made available on a large scale in the market by 2027. It is estimated that crores of people will get new life from this cheap medicine and the global fight against AIDS will be strengthened.
HIV status in India
According to data from the Ministry of Health, about 25.4 lakh people in India are infected with HIV. Every year about 68 thousand people are added to new patients. In 2023-24, about 35,870 people died in the country due to HIV related diseases. These figures show that HIV in India still remains a major health challenge.
Government’s efforts
The Government of India is already running several programs for HIV prevention and treatment. Free investigation, counseling and medicines are provided to the patients. The government aims to completely eliminate HIV/AIDS from the country by 2030.
How much will the world benefit
According to United Nations agency UNAIDS, the availability of cheap and accessible medicines for the treatment of HIV is the most important step towards eliminating this epidemic. India has given relief to the world earlier by making cheap medicines for TB and other diseases and now this step will be an example in the field of HIV globally.
This generic medicine being made by India will not only prove to be life saving for millions of patients of the country, but will also give new direction to health services in poor and developing countries. While it was impossible to buy a medicine worth Rs 35 lakh till now, now it will be possible to treat it for just Rs 3,300. This step is being considered a major stop towards establishing India as a world leader in the health sector.
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