2022年，一名患者因无法负担药品费用而提起诉讼，这一案件促使政府对抗癌药物价格实施上限规定。如今，数百万患者因此受益。
Case filed in 2022 by patient unable to afford medicine leads to cap on drug prices for millions who face ruin if diagnosed The Indian government has moved to reduce the price of cancer drugs after a retired bank clerk took her case to the supreme court.
在一位退休银行职员将此事诉至最高法院后，印度政府采取了这一措施。从下个月起，印度将有137种抗癌药物的价格下调。
政府此举旨在解决贫困患者因药品高昂费用而放弃治疗、卖掉土地或负债的问题，这些药品为医院和药商带来了巨额利润。
From next month, 137 cancer drugs in India will be cheaper as the government tries to tackle the tragedy of poorer patients either forgoing treatment, selling land or falling into debt to meet the high cost of some medicines, which are making large profits for hospitals and pharmacists.
