Tuesday 21 March 2017

Expanding inexpensive treatment facility

While health is a state subject, the Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments to provide healthcare including tertiary level health care for NCDs. However, the Government of India is implementing National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for interventions up to District level under the National Health Mission. It has focus on awareness generation, screening and early diagnosis of persons with high level of risk factors and their treatment and referral (if required) to higher facilities for appropriate management, development of Human Resource and setting up of infrastructure such as NCD clinics for Non- communicable Diseases. 

Guidelines for implementation of the National Dialysis Programme were developed and shared with the States. Under the programme, more than 1 lakh patients have undergone about 11 lakhs dialysis sessions in various district hospitals in the country.
Government of India is implementing population level screening for diabetes, hypertension & common cancers viz. oral, breast and cervix under which Operational Guidelines have been shared with State Governments with the request to submit their proposal in their State specific Programme Implementation Plans (PIP) under NHM.

Funds allocation to State/ UTs pertaining to NCD programmes including NPCDCS are made under NCD Flexi Pool. Rs. 26.82 crore and Rs. 35.40 crore (upto 02.03.2017) to Madhya Pradesh and Rs. 379 crore and Rs. 411.33 crore (upto 02.03.2017) to all the States/ UTs have been released for the FYs 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively under NHM under NCD Flexipool.

The Central Government, through its hospitals, augments the efforts of the State Governments for providing health services in the country. Under PMSSY, 6 new AIIMS including one at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh have been made operational. Upgradation of identified Government medical colleges/ institutions, for higher specialty facilities has been undertaken.

Under Tertiary Care Cancer Centre (TCCC) Scheme, Government of India is assisting States to set up / establish State Cancer Institute (SCI) and TCCCs in different parts of the country. One SCI and two TCCCs are allocated to Madhya Pradesh.



Courtesy: pib.nic.in

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