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Heart disease is responsible for approximately 2.86 million deaths in India every year.
Key barriers to effective treatment include geographical distance to healthcare facilities, scarcity of specialized equipment, and a shortage of medical specialists.
High costs associated with cardiac care further exacerbate the problem, leading to delayed or inaccessible treatment.
These factors collectively contribute to uneven and erratic healthcare services, resulting in a significant number of preventable fatalities.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are chronic diseases that are not passed from person to person. They are typically of long duration and result from a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors. Major NCDs include cardiovascular diseases (like heart disease and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. NCDs are a significant global health challenge, accounting for a large proportion of deaths worldwide.
Simple Analogy: Think of NCDs as internal, long-term health issues often linked to lifestyle or genetics, like a car slowly developing engine trouble over time due to poor maintenance, rather than a sudden breakdown caused by an external collision (which would be like an infectious disease).
Directly relates to SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), specifically target 3.4, which aims to reduce by one-third premature mortality from NCDs through prevention and treatment by 2030.
The article highlights deficiencies in equipment and specialists, directly linking to the need for strengthening primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare infrastructure and increasing the number of trained medical professionals, especially in underserved regions.
The challenges discussed necessitate comprehensive public health policies focusing on NCD prevention, early diagnosis, affordable treatment, and equitable access to care, alongside adequate government funding and innovative financing models.
To provide health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to over 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families.
Key: Aims to reduce catastrophic health expenditure for vulnerable families and improve access to quality healthcare, including for cardiac conditions, by covering treatment costs in empanelled public and private hospitals.
To prevent and control NCDs through health promotion, early diagnosis, management, and referral at various levels of healthcare.
Key: Focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion, and opportunistic screening for common NCDs (including CVDs) at primary health centers and sub-centers.
GS-II: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. GS-III: Economy, Human Development.
General Awareness: Science (Biology, Human Diseases), Current Affairs (Government Schemes, Health Initiatives).
General Awareness: Current Affairs (Government Schemes, Health Sector News), Economic & Social Issues.
General Science (Biology, Human Diseases), General Knowledge (Government Schemes, Social Issues).
Consider the following statements : 1. The India Sanitation Coalition is a platform to promote sustainable sanitation and is funded by the Government of India and the World Health Organization. 2. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is an apex body of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Government of India and provides innovative solutions to address the challenges of Urban India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 only
Consider the following pairs: 1. Radhakanta Deb - First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty - Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee - Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Answer: 1 and 3 only
With reference to 'National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)', which of the statements given below is/are correct? 1. Under NSQF, a learner can acquire the certification for competency only through formal learning. 2. An outcome expected from the implementation of NSQF is the mobility between vocational and general education. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 2 only
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Chronic diseases not transmissible between people, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes.
Diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including heart attacks, strokes, heart failure.
The ease with which individuals can obtain necessary health services, influenced by factors like geography, cost, and availability.
Fair and just opportunity for everyone to attain their highest level of health.