NEW DELHI: The Union government on Saturday launched 10 new AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) pharmacies to increase access to affordable medicines and strengthen healthcare in the country.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched the pharmacies at an event held in the national capital to mark the 10th anniversary of the programme.
“Launched in 2015, the AMRIT network has grown to over 255 outlets across 24 States and four Union Territories, ” said Nadda, while expressing happiness for the decade of AMRIT’s transformative journey in making quality medicines affordable and accessible across the country.
The new centres will begin operations at PGI Neuroscience Centre in Chandigarh, GMCH Unit-II in Jammu, State Cancer Institute in Jammu, AIIMS Deogarh, Dental Hospital Srinagar, SCTIMST in Trivandrum, Mumbai Port Trust, IIT Jodhpur, AIIMS Gorakhpur, and AIIMS Kalyani Unit 3.
“In 2014, the government launched AMRIT and Jan Aushadi Centres with an aim to provide accessible, affordable, and equitable healthcare facilities to all people in the country, ” Nadda said.
“These centres are taking care of essential medicines, along with those ranging from oncology to cardiac care to orthopaedic care and specialised interventions for both medicines and medical devices, ” he added.