vi. Government hospitals could put up list on the State Department of Health website of the drugs, implants and devices they require for EWS/BPL patients. This way people would donate as per the need of each hospital. This could be revised on a monthly basis. vii. The State Government may put up a list of drugs, implants and devices which are excluded from its budget for which donations would be welcome. viii. Both the Central and State Governments could create a revolving fund to take care of recurring expenditure of patients suffering from chronic and rare diseases. ix. The Government could constitute a High Powered Inter-disciplinary Committee to: - Develop and update a list of guiding principles/best practices in the area of donations in healthcare. - Develop a policy for tackling rare diseases and promoting the development of orphan drugs. - Evolve new and innovative methods for attracting spending in the area of healthcare. - This Committee could have representatives from various State and Central Government departments, private and government hospitals, non-governmental organizations working in the area of healthcare, representatives of patients rights groups, representatives of pharmaceutical and other companies in the healthcare sector. W.P.(C) 7279/2013 Page 39 of 41

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