For the first time in India, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (CM) Stalin launched the ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ (People’s Home Health Services) project in Krishnagiri to provide doorstep medical services in Tamil Nadu.
Main Objective:
1.The main purpose of this program is to eliminate the need for patients to go to hospitals for treatment for non-communicable diseases.
*About Rs 250 crore has been allocated for this project.
*The first phase of the project will cover 1172 health sub-centers, 189 primary health centers, and 50 community health centers in 50 global coverage areas across Tamil Nadu. It will be expanded across the state by the end of 2021.
2.The project will focus on community-based interventions to improve compliance and disease control in TN.
3.A field team consisting of Women Health Volunteers (WHVs) comprising of Tamil Nadu Women’s Development Corporation (TNCDW), village health nurses, health inspectors, and others will be sent to provide home-based health care services.