Tamil Nadu govt, World bank signed agreement
08, Jun 2019
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Context:
- Tamil Nadu Government(GoTN) and the World Bank signed a $287-million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme (TNHSRP).
- The main aim is to improve the quality of healthcare and to reduce the burden of non- communicable diseases (NCDs).
- Tamil Nadu is also dealing with a growing burden of NCDs as they account for nearly 69 percent of deaths in the State.