Increase in Lifestyle Diseases in India: Causes, Prevention, and Solution (Download PDF)
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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) & other Institutes conduct studies on lifestyle disease. According to ICMR India State-Level Disease Burden Study report “India: Health of the Nation’s States”, estimated proportion of all deaths due to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) has increased from 37.09 % in 1990 to 61.8 % in 2016.
Image of NVD Deaths in India - The Numbers
Image of NVD deaths in india - The numbers
What Data Says?
As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS), 2015 - 16,11 % of women (1 in 10) & 15 % of men (1 in 7) of age 15 - 49 are hypertensive.
As per ICMR’s cancer registry data, estimated incidences of cancer patients in India are rapidly increasing.
Government’s Effort to Combat this Challenge
Govt. has formulated National Health Policy, 2017, which aims attainment of highest possible level of good health & well-being for all at all ages, thru preventive & promotive health care orientation in all developmental policies, & universal access to good quality health care services w/o anyone having to face financial hardship as consequence.
Policy seeks to move away from Sick- care to Wellness, w/thrust on prevention & Health promotion.
Policy seeks to reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases.
GoI is implementing National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke (NPCDCS) under National Health Mission.
Objective of programme includes awareness generation for Cancer prevention, screening, early detection & referral to appropriate level institution for treatment. For Cancer, focus is on 3 Cancer namely breast, cervical & oral.
For early diagnosis, population level initiative of prevention, control & screening of common NCDs (diabetes, hypertension & cancers viz. oral, breast & cervical cancer) is rolled out in over 150 districts of country in 2017 - 18 under NHM, as part of comprehensive primary healthcare. Initiative will not only help in early diagnosis but will generate awareness on risk factors of common NCDs.
Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), 6 new AIIMS are set up & up gradation of identified medical colleges is undertaken which will improve tertiary care facilities for NCDs including Diabetes.
In collaboration w/Ministry of AYUSH, initiative to use knowledge available in AYUSH system of medicines for prevention & control of Non-communicable Diseases is being implemented in 6 dist. on pilot basis.
Indian Council of Medical Research (Indian Research Fund Association)
Formed in – 1911 as IRFA & 1949 renamed to ICMR
Headquarter – New Delhi
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
PMSSY was announced in 2003.
Its objectives are correcting regional imbalances in availability of affordable & reliable tertiary healthcare services & augment facilities for quality medical education in country.
It establishes AIIMS in various regions of India apart from diff. govt. colleges.
It is funded from diff. centrally sponsored schemes relating to creating infrastructure on health.
Under PMSSY, Govt. is planning to set up 20 AIIMS across country.
AIIMs are established in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Bhopal (MP), Raipur (Chattisgarh), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Rishikesh (U’Khand) & Patna (Bihar).
- Published/Last Modified on: October 3, 2018
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