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Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam doorstep healthcare launched

· Krishnagiri

The state launched a doorstep healthcare scheme for screening and treating non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.

Chief Minister M. K. Stalin launched Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam in Krishnagiri district on 5 August 2021. Health workers visit homes to screen for and provide medicines for diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable diseases, and provide physiotherapy and palliative care. The scheme focused on people over 45 and those unable to travel to health facilities. It was extended to urban areas in September 2021.

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