Health Minister of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will launch a programme named '4 by 4 by 4' to deal with four main diseases, four risk factors and four commitments today at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).

The programme organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Ministry of Sri Lanka aims to mobilize commitments and actions to address Non C

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will soon take a toll on the elderly in the country, according to statistics in a report titled

Of the 28.5 crore diabetics in the world, 5.1 crore are in India
India is faced with the triple burden of persistent communicable diseases, new and emerging infections, and increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Tuesday at the Delhi Secretariat launching a new Campaign for Screening of Hypertension and Diabetes in Urban

Focus will be on diagnosis and treatment of cancer, diabetes
The State health department will initiate preventive and treatment measures for cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke in Shimoga and Kolar districts from July, under a Centrally-sponsored pilot project.

Funded by the Union Health Ministry under the National Rural Health Mission, the National Programme for Prevention a

They blame each other for failure of a Centrally sponsored programme
The Department of Health and the Bruhut Bangalore Mahangara Palike (BBMP) are embroiled in a blame game over poor response to a Centrally-sponsored free health camp.

While the department has accused the Palike of failing to create adequate awareness and part with funds for the screening camp to record prevalence of non-commun