ICMR chief urges India to build its own rare disease treatment playbook

India may stop copying Western rare disease models

ICMR’s chief says India should chart its own path for rare disease treatment instead of relying on conventional Western approaches. The focus is on local innovation and smarter use of limited resources to create care strategies tailored to India’s realities. The shift signals a move toward indigenous solutions and more efficient, context-specific healthcare planning for patients with rare conditions.