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Control Programme,
National Programme for
Prevention and Control
of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD
and Stroke (NPCDCS)
etc. Strong surveillance,
monitoring and evaluation
system is required for
successful implementation
of the programmes.
How would you rank
the top 5 major NCDs
from top to bottom in
the Indian context?
A decade
ago, NCD
was a disease of
aged. Now the
trend is changing,
because of
lifestyle changes
and culturally
and climatically
inappropriate
food habits and
environmental
changes make
the younger
generation in their
productive age
group affected
with the condition
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As per WHO 2014
estimates, the NCDs
accounts for 60 percent
of deaths in India. Based
on available evidence
cardiovascular diseases
(26 percent), chronic
respiratory diseases
(13 percent), cancer (7
percent) and diabetes (2
percent) are the leading
cause of mortality
in India.
Which category of
Indians is at the
major risk? What
contributes to
that risk?
The probability of an
Indian, in the age group
of 30-70 years, dying at
present from the four
main NCDs - diabetes,
cancer, stroke and
respiratory problems - is
26 percent. The death
toll due to NCDs would
amount to 52 million in
2030 compared to 38
million in 2012.
What are the major
objectives of Project
HOPE in India
and the immediate
priorities?
Project HOPE (Health
Opportunities for People
Everywhere) works
towards lasting solutions
to global health problems,
transforming the public
health landscape on
ground. We enable
health workers to have
the greatest positive
impact on the health of
the people they serve.
We work closely with
government and key
stakeholders to contribute