In order to address the health related problems of those living in the rural areas, Novartis India, has come up with a programme named as “Arogya Parivar.”
Speaking on this with the reporters on Wednesday, Ranjit Shahani (Vice Chairman and MD- Novartis India) said, “By 2010, we would like to cover 50 million patients, in the rural areas of the country, through Arogya Parivar.”
He further said that the company has launched the medicines for tuberculosis, mother and childhood malnutrition, respiratory and gastro-intestinal problems.
The programme at present has been launched in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The company plans to extend this programme to other parts of the country in the future.