 "Lab test, research, r&d, chemicals, medical research, vaccine, health, pharma")
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech on Wednesday focused on health and medical education, announcing that 157 new nursing colleges will be established in co-location with medical colleges established since 2014.
The government will also come up with a programme to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047, Sitharaman said. The Budget said that facilities of the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) labs will be made available for private-sector research and development to encourage collaborative work. The government will also come up with a new programme to promote research and innovation in pharma through centres of excellence.
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