The Pune-based Emcure Pharmaceuticals has opened a help centre for HIV/AIDS patients. Christened as Taal, the centre would distribute Antiretroviral drugs at subsided costs in Pune and surrounding areas. | |
| "As per census 2004, there are 5.23 HIV positive people in India. The country requires eight lakh Antiretroviral drugs, but at present the supply is only 55000 units. Taal will be a one-stop shop for treatment, counseling and dispensing of Antiretroviral drugs at subsided rates," said A K Khanna, director (Operations), Emcure. |
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| The scope of the programme is not limited to Pune alone, he said. "In two-three months we will open Taal pharmacy in Namakkal in Tamil Nadu followed by Surat. The company has a five-year plan for Taal. With Taal, we will reach out 566 districts in the country by 2010 and it will account for 6-7 per cent of our turnover by then," he said. |
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