Custom duty removed on drugs for rare diseases: What are rare diseases and why is their treatment so expensive?

According to the WHO, a rare disease is a debilitating lifelong disease or disorder with a prevalence of ten or less per 10,000 population. Treatment for such diseases can be very expensive: going up to Rs 1 crore per year.

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