Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center (BMHRC) and all its 8 health centers will now be linked to the National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD Programme) of the Government of India. With this, non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cancer etc. will be identified in gas victims and their dependents, who are coming for treatment at BMHRC and health centers.
They will be treated as per the NCD prescribed protocol. On Wednesday, Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Prabhakar Tiwari informed BMHRC and health center employees about the NCD Programme and trained them on how to enter the data in the NCD portal. Dr Manisha Shrivastava, Director-in-charge, BMHRC and doctors in-charge of all the health centers were present in the programme.
Dr Manisha Srivastava said that currently various non-communicable diseases are being treated in BMHRC and health centers, but now by joining this national program we will be able to treat patients in a better way. Protocol based treatment will be given to patients through NCD program. Patients or potential patients suffering from these diseases will be identified and information about their disease, medicines, results of various tests and risk assessment will be done here. Such patients will be called for follow up. Which patients are more at risk of getting these diseases will also be assessed, so that they can become aware of them in time and protect themselves.
Officer Dr Prabhakar Tiwari said that the number of patients suffering from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cancer etc. is increasing in India. NCD program is being run by the government to prevent and control these diseases. In total, about 1500 patients come to the health centers of BMHRC every day for treatment.
By coming together with BMHRC, we will also be able to connect these patients with the NCD program. BP passports will be made for patients —Dr Prabhakar Tiwari said that the NCD program is also being linked to the India Hypertension Control Initiative.
Under this program, hypertension and diabetes patients will be given a separate card, in which information about the diabetic hypertension patient, their diabetes and blood pressure test report will be written. Patients are advised to keep this passport with them, so that people who come to help during an emergency can identify their illness.