World Population Day 2026 – Award Distribution Ceremony
Award presentation ceremony during World Population Day 2026 organized by the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Government of Tamil Nadu.
National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
The Tamil Nadu National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) is committed to achieving a TB-free Tamil Nadu through early diagnosis, quality treatment, and comprehensive patient-centered care. The programme works in close partnership with public and private healthcare providers, communities, and development partners. The program provides access to diagnostic services by offering molecular Diagnostic testing to all suspected TB individuals, appropriate treatment regimen and monitoring, TB prevention through short course TB Prevention therapy to eligible individuals and support services like DBT and nutrition to all Patients across the state. All services are provided free of cost to attain zero out of pocket expenditure to patients in the public sector.
The Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
The Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) is implemented for adolescents aged 10–19 years to ensure equitable access to quality adolescent health services, including for vulnerable and underserved groups. The programme adopts a comprehensive promotive and preventive approach through community outreach, adolescent-friendly health services, counselling, behaviour change communication, and strengthening of Adolescent Friendly Health Centres (AFHCs).