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Government of India Launches Nationwide NCD and Cancer Screening Initiative for Adults Under Ayushman Bharat

Over 1.4 Million Primary Healthcare Providers Trained for Enhanced NCD Screening and Prevention

Posted On: 02 AUG 2024 7:01PM by PIB Delhi

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