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class=\"nhm-hero-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"nhm-tag\">Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM)<\/div>\n<h2>Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\nHome-based services for Non-Communicable Diseases under \u201cMakkalai Thedi Maruthuvam\u201d (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 &amp; 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.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nhm-hero-image\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/photos\/DSC_0403.JPG.jpeg\" alt=\"MTM\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"highlight-card\" style=\"color: black;\">The Tamil Nadu STEPS II Survey 2024 report states a prevalence of 19.57% for Hypertension, 9.64% for Diabetes, and 9.86% for Both Hypertension &amp; Diabetes. The control rates reported are 17.0% for Hypertension and 16.7% for Diabetes. A comparison between Round I with Round II STEPS surveys highlights an 16.9% increase among Hypertension patients and a 20.2% increase among Diabetes patients in seeking care in Government facilities. The STEPS II survey findings suggest improved awareness, better disease control, and increased utilization of Government healthcare services for the management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Tamil Nadu in comparison with the first round STEPS Survey conducted in 2019-20.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mtm-service-card\">\n<div class=\"service-content\">\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Home-based Healthcare Services<\/h2>\n<div class=\"service-divider\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.3; font-size: 16px;\">A dedicated MTM team comprising of Palliative Staff Nurse and Physiotherapist provide Home-based Palliative care and Physiotherapy services, and support services including CAPD bag distribution for End Stage Kidney Failure patients.<\/p>\nThe programme is supported by an extensive healthcare workforce comprising 2,954 MTM Staff Nurses, 10,969 Women Health Volunteers (WHVs), 463 Palliative Care Nurses, 463 Physiotherapists, 4,848 MLHPs, and 2,448 Health Inspectors delivering both facility-based and home-based healthcare services across Tamil Nadu.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n\n<strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">2,954<\/strong>\nMTM Staff Nurses\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n\n<strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">10,969<\/strong>\n\nWomen Health Volunteers (WHVs)\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n\n<strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">463<\/strong>\nPalliative Care Nurses\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n\n<strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">463<\/strong>\nPhysiotherapists\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n\n<strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">4,848<\/strong>\nMLHPs\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\">\n\n<strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">2,448<\/strong>\nHealth Inspectors\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mtm-portal-card\">\n<div class=\"portal-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2>MTM Digital Portal<\/h2>\n<div class=\"portal-divider\"><\/div>\nTo support effective monitoring and service delivery, the State established the\n<strong>Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM) portal<\/strong>, which maintains a\nline-listed database of all registered <strong>hypertension<\/strong>,\n<strong>diabetes<\/strong>, and <strong>cancer patients<\/strong>, along with\nbeneficiaries receiving allied services such as\n<strong>physiotherapy<\/strong>,\n<strong>palliative care<\/strong>, and\n<strong>Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)<\/strong>\nsupport for <strong>Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)<\/strong>.\n\nThe portal serves as a robust digital platform for\n<strong>patient tracking<\/strong>,\n<strong>treatment monitoring<\/strong>,\n<strong>continuity of care<\/strong>, and\n<strong>timely follow-up<\/strong>.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As on 31.03.2026, 2.6 crore beneficiaries have benefitted, out of whom, 1,35,27,148 individuals have been identified with Hypertension, 60,06,650 with Diabetes, and 56,62,700 with both HT and DM as detailed below:<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 20px; color: #734610;\">Total No. of Beneficiaries under MTM scheme upto 31.03.2026<\/h3>\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-direction: column;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">1,35,27,148<\/strong>\nHypertension Beneficiaries<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-direction: column;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">60,06,650<\/strong>\nDiabetes Beneficiaries<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-direction: column;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">56,62,700<\/strong>\nBoth Hypertension and Diabetes Beneficiaries<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-direction: column;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 30px;\">7,36,252<\/strong>\nPalliative Care Beneficiaries<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\" style=\"display: flex; 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