Scoping Exercise to Support Sustainable Urban Sanitation in Tamil Nadu: Primary Study Report – Vol I

This case study examines the performance of public hospitals in Tamil Nadu in delivering emergency obstetric care services over a period of 8 years as well as to investigate from provider’s perspective the issues and constraints that affect performance. A mixed method approach has been adopted, integrating the descriptive analysis of administrative data on performance reports (2006–2007 to 2013–2014) of emergency obstetric and newborn care services in 46 public hospitals, along with primary study comprising of semi-structured interviews of 27 health personnel across selected public hospitals. Examination of trends in selected performance indicators shows that utilization of public hospitals for emergency obstetric and newborn care services has improved; a number of complicated and critical cases revived in the comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care (CEmONC) centres of public hospitals have gone up. The capability to treat complicated maternal and neonatal cases, however, is limited by inadequacy of specialist doctors, equipment maintenance issue and lack of hospital management. This case study is of interest to both public hospital administrators and health care policymakers who want to improve and develop strategies for better management in public hospitals. Specifically, there is an urgent need to (a) readdress human resource policy for health care personnel, (b) devise appropriate mechanisms for periodic inspection and preventive maintenance of hospital equipment and (c) develop management capabilities and leadership skills within public health system.

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Gender and Social Inclusion Across the Sanitation Chain in Tamil Nadu – Assessment and Strategy

10.24943/gsiatnas10.2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ranjani Krishnamurthy ◽

Gayathri Sarangan ◽

Abhilaasha Nagarajan ◽

Reeba Devaraj ◽

Rajesh Ramamoorthy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

State Level ◽

Second Phase ◽

Support Programme ◽

Urban Sanitation ◽

Coimbatore District ◽

One Step ◽

The Government ◽

Gates Foundation

The Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) has prioritised the full sanitation chain, including the strengthening of septage management as an economical and sustainable complement to networkbased sewerage systems. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is supporting the GoTN to achieve the Sanitation Mission of Tamil Nadu through the Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP). TNUSSP Phase I (2015-2018) was designed to support GoTN and selected cities in making improvements along the entire urban sanitation chain. In the second phase (2018– 2020), TNUSSP seeks to go one step further and integrate a gender and social inclusion (GSI) perspective within its interventions at two sites – the city of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), and the two town panchayats (TPs) of Periyanaicken-Palayam (PNP) and Narasimhanaicken-Palayam (NNP) in Coimbatore district – along the urban sanitation cycle and in its support provided at the State level.

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ASSESSMENT OF ADULT DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS IN INTRAORAL RADIOGRAPHY IN TAMIL NADU REGION, INDIA

Radiation Protection Dosimetry ◽

10.1093/rpd/ncaa069 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 189 (4) ◽

pp. 452-457

Author(s):

Amal Jose ◽

A Saravana Kumar ◽

K N Govindarajan ◽

P Manimaran

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Primary Study ◽

Intraoral Radiography ◽

Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽

Reference Levels ◽

The Third ◽

Air Kerma ◽

Wide Range ◽

Patient Doses

Abstract In the present study, incident air kerma has been measured, for six intraoral examinations, for establishing regional adult diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), in intraoral radiography, in Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 131 units, both digital (semiconductor-based) and analog (film-based) radiography systems, were selected for the study. The third quartile values, for the six intraoral examinations selected for the present study, ranged from 1.2 to 2.0 mGy, for the adult settings. The results showed a wide range of patient doses existing across the clinics or hospitals studied. This is the primary study for the establishment of adult intraoral DRL, in Tamil Nadu, one of the major states of the country. Similar studies will be undertaken in other major states across the country to establish national DRLs in intraoral radiography in the country.

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Provisioning of Health Camps for Sanitation Workers

10.24943/tnusspphcsw0601.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

The State ◽

Support Programme ◽

Urban Sanitation ◽

The Government ◽

Gates Foundation ◽

Sanitation Workers

The Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) has been supporting the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) in achieving total sanitation in the state, and are demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations – Tiruchirappali Corporation, and Periyanaicken-palayam (PNP) and Narasimhanaicken-palayam (NNP) town panchayats. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is supporting the GoTN through TNUSSP

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