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Bengal lags behind in Unani medical education, with just one college compared to Uttar Pradesh’s 10, Madhya Pradesh’s 4, and Maharashtra’s 5, exposing a glaring disparity in healthcare development. The Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital has been fighting for state intervention since 2009, yet successive governments have ignored its pleas, even withdrawing a bill meant to secure its future. As World Unani Day approaches, the institution’s students and faculty continue their struggle, hopeful that the government will finally acknowledge their demands and rescue the only Unani medical college in the state

Asmika, a 12-month-old baby from West Bengal, suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type-1, a rare and severe genetic disorder requiring the world’s most expensive drug, Zolgensma, priced at $2.1 million. Despite India’s National Policy for Rare Diseases, gaps in funding, accessibility, and coordination leave families like Asmika’s with limited options, relying heavily on arduous crowdfunding efforts. Experts call for a more empathetic government approach, strategic use of CSR funds, and stronger public-private partnerships to address the needs of rare disease patients in India