Patients diagnosed under doorstep MTM scheme must visit healthcare centre every two months: officials
The HinduThe Tamil Nadu government’s flagship scheme Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam may be drawn up on a door-to-door screening model for early detection and treatment of non communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, but health officials have now raised a key necessity that needs to be put in place, to achieve disease control: diagnosed persons should visit the nearest Primary Health Centre once in two months to get their parameters checked. As per the Health Department MTM’s coverage so far has been: 1,00,49,180 persons covered for first-time services and 2,93,22,468 persons under repeat services, as of May 5. For regular treatment, persons identified through doorstep screening should visit PHCs once in two months and check if their levels are under control. Every person identified should get their blood sugar and blood pressure levels checked once in two months to see if their medications need to be changed or the dosages altered, he said.
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