Nada India Foundation News update

Nada India Foundation as Governing Board member of Health India Alliance supported and  signed the  statement by PLWNCDs including the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance).  The statement was  submitted  to MoHFW, UNDP India and WHO Country Office for India.   A statement by PLWNCDs including the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance) PLWNCDs need special attention India has reported 785996 active cases as of COVID-19 with 65288 deaths and 2839882 recoveries (September 1, 2020; MoHFW website). Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and co-morbidities, specifically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes are major risk factors for developing severe manifestations of COVID-19.  As per data available on the website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (MoHFW, GoI), more than 70% of deaths from COVID-19 are due to co-morbidities. The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread health ...

Delhi 02 Feb – On World Cancer Day, countries, the World Health Organization and civil society – including Nada India – are joining forces to raise awareness of the global cancer burden and take further steps to better prevent and reduce cancer. The need to step up cancer prevention and control around the world is immense. For instance, the WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. [The greatest increase (an estimated 81%) in new cases will occur in low- and middle-income countries, where survival rates are currently lowest.] After tobacco (18%), alcohol is the second biggest cause of cancer – long before other risk factors such as infections (3%), physical inactivity, or sunlight. ”The fact that alcohol is a carcinogen has been clearly confirmed,” says [Insert name and organization]. “In fact, science knows since the 1980s that alcohol causes cancer. But we are concerned because public awareness and policy ...