Rural cardiac scheme takes heartcare to doorsteps

NT Correspondent

Mandya: In a significant stride towards improving healthcare accessibility in rural Karnataka, N. Chaluvarayaswamy, the Agriculture and District In-Charge Minister, unveiled the 'Rural Health Cardiac Program.'

This initiative, launched in Mandya, aims to deliver cardiac healthcare services right to the doorsteps of rural households.

At the inauguration ceremony at the Mandya Medical Science Institute auditorium, Chaluvarayaswamy said the program's objectives is early identification and treatment of heart-related illnesses through primary health centres within the district.

He emphasised that by diagnosing these conditions promptly and providing treatment at the primary level, the program could help prevent heart attacks.

Heart-related diseases have been on the rise in rural areas, making such initiatives crucial. The collaboration between the District Administration, Health Department, and the C.A.D. aims to address this concern.

Mandya district boasts of a network of 120 primary health centres, and the program has already provided ICU machines to 35 of them at no cost.