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Newshour: India Launches Biggest Health Scheme

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India Launches Biggest Health Scheme

23/09/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, India Launches Biggest Health Scheme

India's prime minister has launched the world's biggest free health-care system.

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India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has launched a universal healthcare scheme, designed to offer free health insurance to five hundred million people. He called it a historic day for India. But critics say the government has not provided enough money or infrastructure to make the plan work. We hear from the General Secretary of the Indian Medical Association. 

Also in the programme: As US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser agrees to testify before Congress about the alleged sexual assault she suffered as a teenager -- we will hear one personal view on why so few victims come forward; and how Spain has become the new frontline for illegal migration into Europe. 

(Photo: India's public health system is overcrowded and underfunded. Credit: AFP)

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