Introduction

The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project focuses on the following areas:

• Increased access of health services for poor, disadvantaged, and tribal groups
  In particular, the project focuses on
  1) reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality rates in Tamilnadu,
  2) improving tribal health, and
  3) facilitating use of hospitals by underprivileged groups

• Developing effective interventions to address key health challenges and thus combat diseases and accidents.
  The Project's work in this area includes
  1) health promotion,
  2) creating awareness about non-communicable diseases and screening for those conditions, and
  3) preventing and treating accidents and other medical emergencies

• Improving health outcomes and quality of service by strengthening management of the public sector health systems and by involving the non governmental sector.
  Work in this focus area includes
  1) improved monitoring and evaluation using the platform provided by a custom-built HMIS,
  2) developing and disseminating protocols for standard treatment, and
  3) better regulating public and private health facilities

• Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the public sector hospital services at the district and sub-district levels.
  The Project strives to achieves this by
  1) rationalising secondary care facilities,
  2) rationalising and maintaining hospital equipment,
  3) human resource planning and development, and
  4) strengthening hospital management.

Click one of the focus areas to read more about TNHSP's work in that focus area. For a list of programmes that TNHSP implements under each focus area, read on.

Programmes under Focus Areas

Increasing Access

To increase access for tribals, women and the general population who do not have access to essential and life saving services, TNHSP has conceived and implements the following programmes:

• Tribal Health
• CEmONC Centres
• Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme
• Poison Treatment Centres

Combating Diseases and Accidents

TNHSP has conceived and implements the following programmes:

• Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes
• Prevention and Treatment of Cervical Cancer and Breast Cancer
• Emergency Medical Response

Strengthening Management

TNHSP has conceived and implements the following programmes:

• Accreditation of Hospitals
• Health Management Information Systems
• Hospital Management Training

Maximising Efficiency

TNHSP components address the following areas to maximise efficiency:

• Training
• Equipment