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Title: PM spells out government initiatives in health sector
Source:The Tribune
Date:4 November 2012

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said that enhancing allocation for health in the 12th Five Year Plan, opening of more institutes on the lines of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, greater attention to medical education and plans to distribute free generic drugs in public hospitals are some of the major initiatives of the Union government. Allocation for health has been enhanced threefold in the 12th Five Year Plan as compared to the 11th Plan. A major urban health initiative would be launched in the 12th Five Year Plan to focus on the specific health issues of the urban poor.




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