El Pleno del Congreso aprobó con 64 votos a favor, 17 en contra y 8 abstenciones un conjunto de medidas que buscan… The post Nuevo acceso a medicamentos para enfermedades raras es aprobada por el Congreso appeared first on Caretas.
The Peruvian Congress approved a law to improve access to medicines for rare diseases, orphan diseases, cancer, and other serious illnesses. The law aims to ensure timely and quality treatments, defines rare and orphan diseases through the Ministry of Health, and modernizes Digemid to expedite drug approvals. While some legislators expressed concerns about economic sustainability and existing regulations, the initiative was largely supported to provide quicker access to necessary medications for patients nationwide.