Medical experts from all parts of the State participated in a workshop on Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) at Dehradun on Friday. The workshop was organised under the aegis of National Health Mission (NHM).
The workshop was inaugurated by the senior BJP leader and MlA from Dehradun Cant, Harbans Kapoor.
Speaking on the occasion, the Director General (DG) health services, Dr D S Rawat said that 5.87 crore people die every year from NCD like Blood Pressure, heart related diseases, Cancer and Diabetes in India. These deaths are a staggering 60 percent of total annual deaths in the country. He further informed that more than two third of total deaths due to NCD in South East Asia occur in India.
The Director Medical Health Dr lM Upreti said that under the NCD programme ' district wellness centres' in the districts of the state would be set up. These centres would have services of Physician, ENT surgeon, Dental surgeon, physiotherapist and counsellors. In these centres diagnosis, treatment and counselling of all NCD would be held in one place.
The Director NHM, Dr R S Aswal said that a comprehensive population based screening project would start in three districts- Dehradun, Nainital and Pauri Garhwal - of the state. In the project emphasis would be laid on early detection of high BP, diabetes and three types of cancer (Oral, cervical and breast cancer).
Dr Aswal said that under the project the people above age of thirty years would be approached and a checklist would be filled up. Based on the marks received on the basis of checklist the suspected patients would be referred to specialist concerned.
In the workshop an Asha Module for training under the programme was also launched.
The workshop was also attended by Additional Directors Dr Prem lal, Dr S P Agarwal, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dehradun Dr T C Pant, CMO Tehri Dr Y S Thapliyal, President of PMHS Dr G S Goswami and others