If the procedure for inducting private players for the vaccine drive is not worked out smoothly and speedily, a large number of vaccine dosages could end up being wasted.
Services won’t recover till vaccine is fully rolled out and, within manufacturing, it is bigger firms that are doing well
In 2017, MoHFW released a National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases, subsequently replaced by a draft release in January 2020, for treatment of approximately 450 ‘rare diseases’.
The issue of whether the recipient of services can be penalised for non-compliance by the vendor remains open and unanswered
It is expected to pave the way for incremental production of Rs 2.4 lakh crore, including exports of Rs 2 lakh crore over five years, apart from new investments exceeding Rs 3,000 crore
The older regime benefited just a handful. The new rules should spur a conversation on equitable and sustainable pricing frameworks
The country faces a disadvantageous demographic shift, even as its reputation has taken a beating on multiple fronts
Subsidies—and not free markets—incentivised hoarding and shortages. Inevitably, government officials hoarded themselves and asked for bribes, resulting in black marketing, rationing and violence.
Bridging the broken trust amongst members of the WTO and updating the rules to meet the 21st century realities are the priorities of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. MC12 needs urgent attention, as does the moribund state of the Appellate Tribunal. While the new DG will try and
When the Budget for 2020-21 was presented on February 1, 2020, I had questioned the credibility of the three key numbers.