{"id":37791,"date":"2025-02-21T19:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=37791"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:57:04","slug":"non-communicable-disease-ncd-screening-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-02-2025\/non-communicable-disease-ncd-screening-campaign","title":{"rendered":"Intensified Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Screening Campaign Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Government of India has intensified its efforts to combat <strong>Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)<\/strong> through the <strong>National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD).<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With the establishment of NCD divisions at the National, State, and District levels, the government aims to ensure <strong>100% screening of individuals aged 30 years and above <\/strong>to identify and manage prevalent NCDs, including Diabetes, Hypertension, and common cancers (Oral, Breast, and Cervical).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NCDs are chronic diseases that do not spread from person to person but pose significant health and economic burdens. According to the WHO (2018), NCDs account for 63% of all deaths in India, with key contributors being:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cardiovascular Diseases (27%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chronic Respiratory Diseases (11%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancers (9%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diabetes (3%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The increasing prevalence of NCDs is driven by multiple factors, including lifestyle changes, environmental conditions, and genetic predisposition.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lifestyle Choices: <\/strong>Tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, and air pollution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health Risks:<\/strong> Obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other Factors:<\/strong> Stress and hereditary predisposition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Implications of NCDs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Health Burden:<\/strong> Increased demand for long-term care and treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Impact: <\/strong>Loss of productivity and higher medical expenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Healthcare Inequality:<\/strong> Limited access to early diagnosis in rural areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government Initiatives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NP-NCD:<\/strong> Screening, early diagnosis, and awareness programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/01-06-2022\/pradhan-mantri-bhartiya-janaushadhi-pariyojana-pmbjp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/01-06-2022\/pradhan-mantri-bhartiya-janaushadhi-pariyojana-pmbjp\">PMBJP Scheme<\/a>: <\/strong>Affordable generic medicines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AMRIT Program: <\/strong>Low-cost treatment for cancer and heart diseases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eat Right India Movement: <\/strong>Promotes healthy eating habits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ayushman Bharat:<\/strong> Free healthcare services for the underprivileged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strengthen Primary Healthcare<\/strong> for prevention and early detection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promote Healthy Lifestyles<\/strong> through awareness campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improve Air Quality <\/strong>and reduce pollution-related risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhance Insurance Coverage<\/strong> for affordable treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encourage Public Participation<\/strong> in health initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/centre-launches-special-ncd-screening-campaign-for-100-coverage-of-30-age-group\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of India has intensified its efforts to combat Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) through the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37791"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38907,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37791\/revisions\/38907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}