Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM)

Home-based services for Non-Communicable Diseases under “Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam” (MTM) addresses the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases aimed at improving treatment compliance and disease control. The Women Health Volunteers (WHVs) of the Self-Help Group network provides preliminary screening services for Hypertension and Diabetes. They also provide doorstep delivery of HT & DM medicines to eligible beneficiaries aged 45 years and above. The STEPS II survey has complemented that 43.7% of Hypertension patients and 39.6% of Diabetes patients have availed Home-based services.