A comprehensive program for non-communicable diseases will be implemented in the state to create diagnostic facilities for non-communicable diseases faced by the citizens of the rural areas of the state, as per the report by Loksatta. Under this initiative, the state government will get the support of Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Bank for cancer diagnosis facilities in rural hospitals of the state.
Cancer among women is detected late mainly in rural areas due to lack of proper facilities. The proportion of such women is 50 percent and if this is diagnosed in the first stage, it will be possible to fight cancer easily, this program will be implemented from this role. High-ranking officials said that an expenditure of around INR 200 crore is expected to implement this initiative.
Praveen Pardeshi, Chief Executive Officer of Mitra Sanstha has proposed to implement a non-communicable disease program in the state and accordingly a meeting was held in the Ministry under the chairmanship of Health Minister Tanaji Sawant on Tuesday. Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department Milind Mhaiskar along with representative of Asian Development Bank Hun Kim, representative of Asian Infrastructure Bank Ji Soon Sang, Dr. Nishant Jain, Sabi etc. were present through the television system.
The health department has already undertaken several initiatives to combat non-communicable diseases, including diagnosis of diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer. However, if you want to deal with the real meaning of cancer and if you want to find the cancer patient in the first stage, there is a need for extensive preparation. Considering the increasing rate of cancer among women in rural areas, it is necessary to provide necessary equipment, tests and trained staff to detect cancer patients in health sub-centres, primary health centres and rural hospitals.
The state government will get assistance from Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Bank. Therefore, needy patients in rural areas will not need to go to the city for a diagnosis like biopsy. This facility will enable diagnosis and prevention of non-communicable diseases at the primary level. On this occasion, Health Minister Sawant instructed the officials to form a working group of representatives of Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Bank and representatives of the state government to create non-communicable disease diagnosis facilities in rural areas under this programme.
After the Corona epidemic, the death rate of patients due to non-communicable diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer has increased in the country and abroad. After vaccination, the death rate of patients due to Corona has decreased. However, since then there has been an increase in the number of patients with non-communicable diseases and the death rate has also increased. The number of patients is especially large in rural areas. In this, rural women are facing various cancers. A system of rural hospitals is functioning in the state.
Praveen Pardeshi, Chief Executive Officer of 'Mitra' organisation said that the concept of non-communicable disease program has been proposed in the state for that. Indian Council of Medical Research and National Cancer Registry have stated that in 2022, 14,60,000 new cancer patients were diagnosed, and this number will increase to 1,570,000 in 2025. In this background, it is necessary to get cancer tests for as many people as possible above the age of 30 and it will be possible to detect and treat patients in the first stage.
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