Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Friday asked officials to ensure prevention and treatment of patients of non-communicable diseases.
He said that due to late treatment, cancer, diabetes, blood pressure and heart and kidney diseases take a complicated form, causing a lot of trouble to both patients and their relatives.
He was addressing a meeting on arrangements for treatment of non-communicable diseases under the Universal Health Care here, an official statement said.
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) representatives said the Chhattisgarh government is committed to provide quality health services to the public.
The PHFI also presented a public health plan report, which said that efforts are on to increase community participation and develop a feedback system for the expansion of health services.
The meeting was attended by Health Secretary R Prasanna and others.