Medicines and vaccines ▪ Many states started free medicines and diagnostics scheme, yet govt spending as share on cost of medicines low
▪ Medicines and access to diagnostics mostly at higher level facilities and no assured provision
▪ Medicines major cost paid by people
▪ Irrational use of medicines ▪ Revision and expansion of essential medicines & diagnostics lists
▪ Assured provision of larger basket of medicines with inclusion of additional medicines for chronic diseases
▪ Assured dispensing of medicines for longer duration of 4 wk or more
▪ Attention on expanded range of diagnostic services of Point of Care
▪ Proposal for rapid expansion of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi stores for low cost & generic medicines
▪ Proposal for setting up state level procurement and supply corporations
▪ Provision of dispensing medicines from HWCs, for patients who need long term treatment and initially attended care at higher level of facilities ▪ Provision of free medicines and diagnostics (as well as schemes) under NHM
▪ Strengthening of Mission Indradhanush for increasing coverage with vaccines under Universal Immunization Program
▪ Launch of state specific free medicines and free diagnostics schemes with enhanced budgetary allocation