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	Podcast:		Newshour
	Episode:		India Launches Biggest Health Scheme
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:48:24
	Publish Date:		2018-09-23 08:42:00
	Description:		India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has launched a universal healthcare scheme, designed to offer free health insurance to five hundred million people. He called it a historic day for India. But critics say the government has not provided enough money or infrastructure to make the plan work. We hear from the General Secretary of the Indian Medical Association. Also in the programme: As US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser agrees to testify before Congress about the alleged sexual assault she suffered as a teenager -- we will hear one personal view on why so few victims come forward; and how Spain has become the new frontline for illegal migration into Europe. (Photo: India's public health system is overcrowded and underfunded. Credit: AFP)
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