New Delhi: Child rights body asks Centre about action taken on rare diseases

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the Union Secretary for Health and Family Welfare to share the "action taken" by the Centre on formulation of a national policy for treatment of rare genetic diseases. The NCPCR had taken cognizance of a complaint filed before it, based on a report carried by The Indian Express on December 26, 2016.