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 Jagat Prakash Nadda chaired a session titled “Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases in India: From Preventive to Care” during the 18^th Civil Services Day celebrations, here today.  Union Health Secretary, Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava was also present.

Addressing the gathering, Shri JP Nadda emphasized the importance of the theme of the session and underlined the transition in India’s healthcare approach from preventive to curative care. He stated that “in 2017 we came out with a holistic and inclusive health policy, where we focused on preventive, promotive, curative, geriatric, rehabilitative and palliative care.”  

Nadda highlighted that the country has performed very well on the front of the communicable diseases while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) need more focus as the outcome in NCDs takes more time and there is a knowledge gap that needs to be addressed.

Recognising the issue of NCDs in the country, Shri Nadda stated that “since 60% of total deaths in the country take place due to NCDs, the area is being focused on and prioritized.” He added that “in the National Program for Prevention and Control of NCDs, the focus has been on Strengthening of infrastructure, Early diagnosis and early detection, Health promotion and Management of the disease and timely referral.” “Health promotion is certainly one of the major areas, and management of the disease and timely referral are also very important. So these are the profile issues which we are trying to address as far as non-communicable diseases are concerned”