National Health Mission, Tamil Nadu, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of four organisations to expand works for the Population Health Registry (PHR), after piloting it in Kandamangalam block of Villupuram district.
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said that 6.57 crore unique health IDs for people in the State were created for the PHR, an announcement made in the Assembly. With this, 25 more firms would be roped in by the end of January to take up work for PHR.
The pilot project covered 79,000 residents of Kandamangalam under population-based screening, ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ and universal health coverage. Women health volunteers were engaged in health profiling of individuals in the block, according to officials. “PHR is like an operating system. The platform will serve as the backbone for health in the State,” an official also said.
Officials said PHR would be based on the State family database. Firms would provide support, in areas such as engineering and technology for the project, and more would be roped in as Expression of Interest has been called for.
The Minister handed over appreciation certificates to women health volunteers on the occasion. Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan and Mission Director of NHM-Tamil Nadu Darez Ahamed were present.
