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New and improved medications for cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, as well as mental health conditions, will soon be introduced under the Chronic Disease Assistance Programme (CDAP). Plans are also underway to provide advanced specialist-prescribed treatments not currently covered under the programme.
Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe announced the upcoming changes during yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing.
Following a comprehensive review, recommendations were made to modernise and improve CDAP, which currently serves 300,000 people. The programme provides free medication for 11 chronic diseases—and, more recently, mental health—through a network of 230 pharmacies.
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