PM Modi committed to providing affordable medicines to poor, says Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to fulfilling his mission of proving affordable and accessible medicine to the poor and deprived section, and has set up 8600 Jan Aushadhi Centres across India with quality medicines available 50 per cent cheaper.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Mandaviya said, "When Narendra Modi took oath in 2014, the Prime Minister had said that my government would be dedicated to the poor and the deprived sections.

Therefore, more than 8600 Jan Aushadhi Kendras are being run in the country to provide medicines at cheaper prices to the poor and the middle class.

At Jan Aushadhi Kendra, affordable medicine is available at less than 50 per cent cost." On the occasion of Jan Aushadhi week from March 1 to 7, the Union Minister further told ANI that the Jan Aushadhi Kendras are being run keeping in mind that the cost of medicine should be kept at a minimum.

"Illness comes unannounced. It comes to the rich and poor both but When a rich person gets sick, he has money to buy medicines but when a poor person gets sick, it doesn't happen," he adde