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Karnataka to start doorstep screening of oral and breast cancers along with other NCDs under ‘Gruha Arogya’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka to start doorstep screening of oral and breast cancers along with other NCDs under ‘Gruha Arogya’

The Hindu  

Facilitating early detection of oral, breast, and cervical cancers in the population, the State government is all set to roll out ‘Gruha Arogya’ under which door-to-door screening of these cancers along with other non-communicable diseases will be taken up. Doorstep screening Srinivasa G., State Deputy Director, told The Hindu on Saturday that teams from Health and Wellness Centres comprising a …

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Heart Disease and Diabetes Threats: Preventable NCDs cause 66% of deaths in India
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Heart Disease and Diabetes Threats: Preventable NCDs cause 66% of deaths in India

The Hindu  

The 2023 Navaratri festivities in Gujarat were overshadowed by the news that 10 people had purportedly died of heart attacks in a span of 24 hours. While communicable diseases persist as a significant threat, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases have emerged as the predominant public health concern. According to a World Health Organization …

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Hundreds of millions of life years lost to COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO

Firstpost  

According to the World Health Organisation, about 337 million life years were lost in the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, when millions of people died prematurely. While the WHO officially registered 5.4 million Covid deaths in 2020 and 2021, its excess mortality data shows around 14.9 million people actually likely died due to the crisis over that period. …

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Government programme for non-communicable diseases renamed
1 year, 7 months ago

Government programme for non-communicable diseases renamed

The Hindu  

The addition of many new diseases or disease-groups and new health initiatives have prompted the Central government to widen and rename its programme for control and prevention of non-communicable diseases. In its communication, the Ministry said that since there has been an addition of diseases to the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, …

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Lung and breast cancer: Bridging gap for newer therapies to deliver better clinical outcomes
2 years, 1 month ago

Lung and breast cancer: Bridging gap for newer therapies to deliver better clinical outcomes

Firstpost  

It’s very important to raise awareness among the general public about the disease and the possible affordable treatment they can take for it. Information inaccessibility between the common public is the biggest gap that Government of India is trying to uplift Non-communicable diseases, usually referred to as chronic diseases, are becoming a bigger problem in India. Due to cancer not …

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Slow in Implementation, Slower in Prevention: Is India Losing Fight Against Non-Communicable Diseases?
2 years, 3 months ago

Slow in Implementation, Slower in Prevention: Is India Losing Fight Against Non-Communicable Diseases?

News 18  

Infections and outbreaks used to limit life expectancy a few decades ago, but recently, the burden of non-communicable diseases has caused a surge in mortality globally. Despite the availability of evidence which highlights the issue of escalating health and financial effects of NCDs, there has been poor implementation and slow progress in the area. NCDs, which encompass cardiovascular diseases, cancer, …

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Focusing on diseases sidelined by COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Focusing on diseases sidelined by COVID-19

The Hindu  

Nearly 71% of all deaths worldwide occur due to non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancer. To address this growing burden of NCDs, the National Health Mission launched the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, in 2010, focusing on strengthening infrastructure, promoting good health, human resource development, …

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Air-pollution 'Most Prevalent Risk Factor' Behind Rising Non-communicable Diseases: Study
3 years, 5 months ago

Air-pollution 'Most Prevalent Risk Factor' Behind Rising Non-communicable Diseases: Study

News 18  

Prevalence of non-communicable diseases in India is 116 per 1,000 population and these diseases show a quantum jump when one crosses the age of 35 years, says a new report which also identifies air pollution as the most prevalent risk factor among the surveyed population. "The survey also suggested that the prevalence of having any NCDs among the population is …

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