Body Burden: Lifestyle Diseases
<p>Lifestyle diseases or non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more than 61 per cent of all deaths in India.</p> <p>Whether it is heart diseases, respiratory illnesses, cancer, obesity
<p>Lifestyle diseases or non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more than 61 per cent of all deaths in India.</p> <p>Whether it is heart diseases, respiratory illnesses, cancer, obesity
The Finland Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Pirjo Soumela-Chowdhury, on Monday disclosed the Finnish government's plan to support the Federal Government in combating Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Suomela-Chowdhury
This report takes stock of ageing situation in India, some of the concerns and policy and programmatic responses. It also presents good case studies and practices on elderly care across states. The report
With millions of people in Africa predicted to die from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), African Region has supported countries to carry out surveys to identify
About 80 million people are suffering from Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, like, cardiac diseases, stroke, asthma and diabetes in Pakistan. These views were expressed
<p>The new report from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released yesterday held lifestyle diseases like obesity, mental health, cancer and heart diseases to count a few, as the major killers in India. Revealing the links of air pollution with mental diseases, it stated that air pollution is responsible for 30 per cent of premature deaths in India while every third child in Delhi has impaired lungs.</p>
<p>The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is generating important and often nonintuitive information about the prevalence, incidence, morbidity, and mortality of the world’s major communicable
The Health Ministry yesterday launched the year of prevention from Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) under the direction of Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena. It was held under the patronage of Health
Decreasing the effect of NCDs requires a more systematic response. This report describes how a human-centric health ecosystem (HCHE) can bring together stakeholders from the public and private sectors
This report comes close on the heels of a World Health Organisation report released two days ago, emphasising how big a problem NCDs are in the region. Seven of every 10 boys and girls in the 13-15
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will soon take a toll on the elderly in the country, according to statistics in a report titled
This Issue Brief describes why scaled up action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is integral for sustainable development. It presents UNDP’s ongoing global and regional work with partners on NCDs, and
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights the links between air pollution and the epidemic of non-communicable diseases (also called NCDs) that is affecting people worldwide. Heart disease,
<p>This report prepared as part of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2016, and published in Lancet , has found that every State in India has a higher burden from non-communicable diseases and injuries than from infectious diseases.</p>
<p>Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and type 2 diabetes, are clearly the leading public health problems facing the world in the 21st century. The
<p>Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world today committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily heart and lung
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on people afflicted with NCDs, 10/03/2015. State/UT wise estimates of prevalence, incidence and death due to cancer, as furnished by ICMR, for last two years are given in
<p>According to this new report released by WHO on July 10, 2014 at the United Nations General Assembly, 38 million people die each year from NCDs (28 million in developing countries), mainly from cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes.</p>
The first World Health Organisation (WHO) global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was launched on Wednesday in Moscow. The report revealed that in 2008, 36.1 million people died due to heart disease, stroke, chronic lung disease, cancer and diabetes, putting NCDs on the top of the list of killer diseases.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fast and Junk Food, 05/08/2016. As informed by Directorate General of Health Services, Unhealthy dietary habits can lead to Obesity, which is a known risk factor for non-communicable