Tamil Nadu taking steps to distribute medicine for haemophilia patients: Health Minister
Tamil Nadu Health Minister K.G. Arunraj announced that the state government is taking steps to distribute the medicine Emicizumab to Haemophilia A patients. Although the drug is not currently on the National Health Mission essential list, the state is working to provide it to those in need.
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It highlights state-level healthcare policy interventions for rare diseases and the challenges of drug accessibility in public health systems.
Tamil Nadu Health Minister K.G. Arunraj on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) told the Assembly that the State government was taking steps to distribute Emicizumab to patients with Haemophilia A.
Responding to a calling-attention motion moved by M.S. Ravi, who wanted the government to distribute the medicine free of cost to patients, the Minister said Emicizumab was used to treat Haemophilia A patients with Factor VIII inhibitor antibodies.
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