Tamil Nadu launches Scheme to Provide Cardiac Drugs

Current Context: Tamil Nadu on Tuesday launched a scheme which aims to provide life-saving emergency “loading dose” for persons who experience symptoms of myocardial infarction or heart attack through over 10,000 primary level health facilities.

• Health Minister Ma. Subramanian launched the scheme at Malumichampatti village in Coimbatore district.
• Under the scheme, the government will make life-saving cardiac drugs available in 8,713 health sub-centres (HSC) and 2,200 primary health centres (PHC) and urban primary health centres (UPHC) across the State at a cost of ₹3.37 crore.
• The scheme is aimed at saving lives of people who live in remote areas and do not have access to advanced medical care.

Question:

Q.1 Which State launched the scheme to provide life-saving cardiac drugs through primary level health facilities?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh