Health Ministry to bring in COPD under non-communicable diseases program
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New Delhi: In the wake of increasing air pollution and health hazards due to its effect, the Health Ministry has recently decided to include chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) in the non-communicable diseases (NCD) program.
The Union Ministry has recently conducted a meeting with the steering committee constituted to look into air pollution. According to TOI reports, the panel had released a report last year in August expressing the need to include COPD into non-communicable Disease program with the health ministry.
The Ministry had not taken any action on it that time, while now it has decided intervention and to bring in the disorder under the NCD program.
Dr Damodar Bachani, deputy commissioner (non-communicable diseases) at the health ministry confirmed, “All states have been asked to include COPD in the NCD program. The issue will also be discussed with all BRICS nations during our meetings on November 17 and 18 because all these nations are affected by this problem.”
The Union Ministry has recently conducted a meeting with the steering committee constituted to look into air pollution. According to TOI reports, the panel had released a report last year in August expressing the need to include COPD into non-communicable Disease program with the health ministry.
The Ministry had not taken any action on it that time, while now it has decided intervention and to bring in the disorder under the NCD program.
Dr Damodar Bachani, deputy commissioner (non-communicable diseases) at the health ministry confirmed, “All states have been asked to include COPD in the NCD program. The issue will also be discussed with all BRICS nations during our meetings on November 17 and 18 because all these nations are affected by this problem.”
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