The Tamil Nadu health department will provide family health cards to all households under the ‘Health at the Doorstep’ scheme.
People should only list their names, age, occupation, health profile, and treatment performed.
Benefits of the threshold health scheme
State Health Minister Ma Subramanian said in a statement that the scheme will be part of the ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvum’ scheme under which people receive treatment for diabetes and hypertension at their doorstep. The scheme also includes the provision of dialysis, physiotherapy and palliative care kits for patients at their doorsteps.
There are 5.98 crore adults in Tamilnadu and 4.48 crore have been examined and it was found that,
- 33 lakh people have hypertension,
- 23.1 lakh people have diabetes, and
- 16.8 lakh people have a combination of both.
The statement says that 3 lakh people have received palliative care and 6 lakh received physiotherapy.
A model family brochure on health which has been distributed by the Greater Chennai Corporation to some areas will be rolled out across the city and state.
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The civic body has screened people for diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer (oral, breast, and cervical), mental health, lung disease, tuberculosis, chronic kidney disease, and leprosy. The health department said follow-up care is also included in the brochure.
The state Department of Health aims to create a profile and estimate of diseases in the state and the state of health of people in order to rework the strategies of the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme.
Source: IANS
