Project Overview
Tamil Nadu is ranked among the high-performing States in India, in the area of human development. The State is noted for its low mortality rates and effective healthcare services. The State has a long track record of innovations in the health sector. It has pioneered many new approaches to enhance effective access to quality health care at low financial costs. Over the last few decades, healthcare in the state of Tamil Nadu has improved significantly, with more people having increased access to medical care. There is a strong commitment to high performance in the health sector.
Despite the speedy progress and development, the State continues to face challenges in the healthcare sector that need to be dealt with in a phased and systematic manner. The broad areas that need addressing are
- Coping with non-communicable diseases (NCD)
- Providing the highest quality of healthcare
- Resolving equity-related issues
- Having an effective health financing system