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JICA and TN sign pact
December 17 , 2021
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- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Tamil Nadu’s Health and Family Welfare Department have signed a Record of Discussions for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in the Tamil Nadu project.
- The project focus on strengthening the managerial and technical capabilities of health personnel with respect to NCD prevention and control.
- The death rate related to NCDs accounts for 63 percent of all deaths and the probability of death from NCDs between the ages of 30 to 70 is 23 percent, according to UNICEF.
- This project will align itself with the Tamil Nadu Urban Health Care Project (ODA Loan Project signed in March 2016).
- It will also implement several activities to strengthen NCD management in the State.
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