Status Of The Action Plan For Cancer Screening In Rural Areas
Status Of The Action Plan For Cancer Screening In Rural Areas
The Government of India (GoI) has implemented the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) in all States/UTs since 2010 intending to prevent and control major NCDs (Hypertension, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Cancer, Stroke, Chronic kidney disease, COPD/ Asthma, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, etc).
The Programme focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion, early diagnosis, management and referral. Under the National Health Mission’s (NHM) component of NP-NCD, 753 NCD clinics at the district level, 356 Day Care Centres at the district level and 6238 NCD clinics at the Community Health Centre (CHC) level have been set up. Awareness for prevention and early detection of NCDs is carried out at all levels through NCD Clinics at Districts and CHC levels.
A population-based initiative for the prevention, control, and screening of common non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including three common cancers, has been rolled out across the country under the NHM and as part of Comprehensive Primary Health Care. Under the initiative, persons over 30 years of age are targeted for their screening for the common NCDs i.e. Diabetes, Hypertension, and three common cancers i.e. oral, breast, and cervical. Screening for these common NCDs and cancers is an integral part of service delivery under Ayushman Bharat – Ayushman Arogya Mandir. As of July 29, 2024, India has operationalized 173,827 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM). The list of State/UT-wise operational AAMs is attached in the Annexure.
The Government of India provides technical and financial support to States/UTs for human resource development, including training healthcare professionals based on their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) for better program execution. As of May 10, 2024, a total of 1,404,819 primary healthcare providers, including Medical Officers, Community Health Officers (CHO), Staff Nurses, Multi-Purpose Workers (MPW), and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), have been trained to enhance their skills in screening common NCDs, raising awareness, promoting a healthy lifestyle, and facilitating referrals for early detection and screening initiatives.
Annexure
State/UT-wise List of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs Operationalized
S. No
State/UT
Ayushman Arogya Mandirs Operationalized
1
Kerala
6,961
2
DNH&DD
95
3
Telangana
5,039
4
Ladakh
321
5
Andhra Pradesh
11,860
6
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
129
7
Lakshadweep
13
8
Odisha
7,350
9
Gujarat
10,529
10
Mizoram
401
11
Bihar
10,334
12
Puducherry
127
13
Karnataka
9,922
14
West Bengal
13,376
15
Haryana
3,213
16
Punjab
3,134
17
Goa
301
18
Madhya Pradesh
11,804
19
Sikkim
184
20
Uttarakhand
2,186
21
Assam
4,739
22
Arunachal Pradesh
483
23
Chhattisgarh
5,826
24
Jammu & Kashmir
3,104
25
Himachal Pradesh
2,462
26
Tripura
1,128
27
Chandigarh
50
28
Manipur
418
29
Maharashtra
11,684
30
Nagaland
467
31
Tamil Nadu
8,246
32
Uttar Pradesh
22,457
33
Meghalaya
597
34
Rajasthan
11,300
35
Jharkhand
3,587
TOTAL
1,73,827
(Source: AAM Portal as of 29th July 2024)
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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