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Millions in Unused Medications Discarded Annually in Israel Amid Patient Shortages
How 3 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, Russian) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By מערכת ice
What happened
Medicines worth an estimated 600-700 million shekels are discarded annually in Israel, while thousands of patients struggle to afford treatments. The 'Friends for Medicine' association collects and redistributes unused medications, distributing over 141 million shekels worth last year.
- 01Israel discards hundreds of millions of shekels in unused medications yearly.
- 02Thousands of patients face financial hardship affording necessary drugs.
- 03The 'Friends for Medicine' association redistributes usable medications.
- 04HMO-collected drugs are destroyed, even if unexpired.
- 05The association distributed over 141 million shekels in drugs last year.
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