Rajasthan tops free medicine scheme
Rajasthan has topped the 16-state chart detailing implementation of the free medicine scheme, being run under the National Health Mission, NHM Secretary Manoj Jhalani said.
According to an NHM letter, the DVDMSA (Drugs and Vaccine Distribution Management System) coverage in Rajasthan is 77.26 per cent and proportion of online drug distribution counters, 96.03 per cent. The expired quantity proportion, including breakage, wastage and loss, is just 7.43 per cent.
Medical and Health Minister Raghu Sharma said, “This comes as a great achievement for the medical and health department of Rajasthan. The scheme is the dream project of our government, which is being strengthened each day.”