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Price hike
The federal government has approved price hikes as high as 262 percent for nearly 100 local and imported medicines in Pakistan.
According to a notification issued by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Thursday, “This change was approved for drugs in the ‘hardship category’ on the recommendation of the Drug Pricing Committee (DPC) under the Drugs Pricing Policy of 2018.”
The price of the drugs are getting higher because of their low age and their big importance. But we already know the condition of our citizens. They are not able enough to afford these medicines and other medical services. The poverty rate is increasing day by day and there will be more poor people if the rate of the drugs and medical services increase like this.
Especially, in rural areas of our country, the basic drugs and the facilities are not available for the people. However, it is a great health threat to the entire population and it needs to be solved by giving subsidies to the drugs which are not affordable. The funds which are donated by international organizations like WHO should be used for the right people to provide them with the basic facilities and medicine especially to rural areas.