Theme – Non Communicable Diseases
India is undergoing rapid epidemiological, demographic, economic and nutrition transition and currently facing a double burden of disease while tackling the communicable diseases, maternal, perinatal conditions and nutritional deficiencies alongside rapidly rising incidence of NCDs, which are already contributing over 50% of community morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the major killers, entailing not only adverse health but economic and developmental consequences.
According to the NCD country profiles of 2014 released by WHO, diseases like cancer, chronic respiratory problems and cardiovascular diseases are the biggest global killers accounting for 38 million deaths every year. Every year, roughly 5.8 million Indians die from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes. In other words, 1 in 4 Indians risks dying from an NCD before they reach the age of 70.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.