Govt proposes national programme on NCDs in 12th Plan
Press Trust Of India, Tue-23-Aug-2011, New Delhi
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New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Government will come out with a
comprehensive programme to tackle non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular ailments and
stroke in the next Plan, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad
said today.
Inaugurating a two-day National Summit on Non-Communicable
Diseases at Vigyan Bhawan here, Azad voiced concern on the
rising number of those affected by NCDs and said the programme
to prevent and control them is proposed to be rolled out
during the 12th plan period starting 2012 covering all 640
districts of the country.
Inaugurating a two-day National Summit on Non-Communicable
Diseases at Vigyan Bhawan here, Azad voiced concern on the
rising number of those affected by NCDs and said the programme
to prevent and control them is proposed to be rolled out
during the 12th plan period starting 2012 covering all 640
districts of the country.
The programme, he said, will focus on health promotion,
prevention of exposure to risk factors, early diagnosis,
treatment of common non-communicable diseases and
rehabilitation services.
Stressing on the need for a special attention to mental
and neurological disorders, Azad said mental disorders have
been recommended for inclusion in the ambit of key
non-communicable diseases at the Global Ministerial Conference
on Healthy Lifestyles and Non-communicable Disease Control
held in Moscow in April 2011.
He also emphasised on efforts to check rise in heart
diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive lung disease and
cancer, which accounted for two-third of total disease burden
in India.
The Health Minister said India with an estimated 5.1 crore
diabetics has the second largest population of those affected
in the world following China. He feared that unless effective
steps are taken, India may have eight crore diabetics by the
year 2030.
He cautioned that the number of persons affected with
cardio-vascular diseases, which was about 3.8 crore in 2005,
may also go up to 6.4 crore by 2015. The Minister also sougth
for control on consumption of tobacco and sought the support
of Agriculture Ministry for promoting viable alternatives to
tobacco as a commercial crop. PTI
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