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Partiyogita Darpan English Published this article page no  41 Kerala health officials deployed at airports to screen passengers for the symptoms of deadly virus.  Government is using the mainstream media and social media to spread awareness among the people about the threat posed by the coronavirus in the thickly populated state. 77 Indian Scenario  In India about 95% rare diseases have no approved treatment and less than one in 10 patients receives diseasespecific treatment.  Very few pharmaceutical companies manufacture drugs to treat rare diseases and India has no domestic manufacturer.  The most common rare diseases include Haemophilia Thalassemia Sicklecell Anaemia and Primary Immuno Deficiency in children autoimmune diseases etc.  Implementation of the policy was however faced with certain challenges like bringing States on board and lack of clarity on how much Government could support in terms of tertiary care.  To solve this there was need for wider consultation and recommendations hence a decision was taken to reframe the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases.  An Expert Committee was constituted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in November 2018 to review the NPTRD 2017.  Based on the report of expert committee draft National Policy for Rare Diseases was released. What are Rare Diseases?  It is a health condition of low prevalence affecting a small number of people as compared to other prevalent diseases in the general population Partiyogita Darpan English  buy. 

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