Free medicines in hospitals from August 15

Thiruvananthapuram: 13th July 2013

Free medicines, including costly generic medicines, would be available in all hospitals, starting with primary health centres, without APL/BPL categorisation from August 15, said Minister for Health V.S. Sivakumar. Speaking after inaugurating a Karunya Community Pharmacy at the District Hospital at Neyyattinkara here on Friday, the Minister said t with the supply of medicines in this manner, Kerala would become the second State in the country to offer generic medicines free of cost.

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