Lok Sabha Question No. 281 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: National Centre for Disease Control
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 281 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH AUGUST, 2016 NATIONAL CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL

## *281. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will  the  Minister  of HEALTH  AND  FAMILY  WELFARE be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the details of ongoing health programmes being executed under the aegi National  Centre  for  Disease  Control  (NCDC)  in  the  country  including  b sanctioned for the purpose;
- (b) whether any mechanism is in place to review the implementation of progr under NCDC;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  outcome  of  the  latest  review  un ascertain the efficacy of these projects; and
- (d) the measures being taken by the Government to facilitate effective implementat of health projects under NCDC?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)  to (d ):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 281* FOR 05 TH AUGUST, 2016

(a) to (c) The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the nodal agenc country for disease surveillance. It facilitates prevention and control of communicable diseases  through  surveillance  and  outbreak  investigation.  The  details programmes of public importance entrusted to NCDC are as below:

| Name of Programme                         |   2016- 17 Budget ( Rs. in Crore) | Review Mechanism                                                                                                                                                                                              | Details of Latest Review outc ome                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme |                             68.35 | Through Common Review Mission of the National Health Mission Field reviews the officers NCDC through visits to Districts and States. Through Annual National review meetings with State Surveillance Officers | by of The latest review of IDSP conducted in June 2016 Jaipur, Rajasthan. The outcome of the review that surveillance early detection of outbreak its respons e needs improvement through reporting; expansion surveillance network to areas and private sector; strengthening of infrastructure and Resources. Evaluation was also carried through World Organisation by a Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM) from 29 th November to 8 th December, 2015. |

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| Yaws Eradication Programme                                           |   0.40 | Periodic Independent appraisals                                                                                   | India has been declared Yaws on 5 th May 2016 by WHO                                                                                              |
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| Guinea Worm Eradication Programme                                    |   0.1  | Review through monthly reporting from previously affected districts                                               | Guinea Worm disease has eradicated from India 2000). Surveillance are being carried out there are rumours of of this disease in any part country. |
| National programme for containment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) |   1.58 | Annual review meetings of AMR network labs by NCDC Conducting external quality control of AMR labs                | Annual review meeting held New Delhi on 28 th July 2016.                                                                                          |
| National Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Programme                      |   2.62 | Review meetings at NCDC Visit by NCDC officers to Hepatitis network labs By proficiency testing of Hepatitis labs | viral Budget has been made in 2016 -17. Review will commence only Programme is implemented some time.                                             |
| National Rabies Control Programme                                    |   8.22 | Human Health Component: Periodic meeting with State Health officials                                              | Human Health Component: National Guidelines for prophylaxis updated. Mass Media Campaign launche d through newspapers                             |

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|                                                                                                 |      | Visit to the concerned States by NCDC officials Animal Health Component: Monitoring done through State and District coordination monitoring Committees.   | is level and and Doordarshan. Animal Health Component: Review meeting by Secretary, Haryana 18.04.2016. Meeting under the of Special DGHS, General of Health Ministry of Health and Welfare on 24.5.2 016. Team of NCDC officials Haryana to review Programme activities 17.05.2016 and 18.05.2016. Regular monitoring by State District Level Monitoring cum coordination Committee   |
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| Program for Prevention and Control of leptospirosis                                             | 0.65 | Periodic meeting with State Health Officials Visits by NCDC officials to concerned States                                                                 | the National Guidelines diagnosis, case and prevention and control Leptospirosispublished uploaded on NCDC website. Mass media campaign launched for community awareness Leptospirosis through dailies of endemic States January, 2016.                                                                                                                                                |
| Strengthening of Inter - Sectoral Coordination for Prevention and control of Zoonot ic Diseases | 0.75 | Periodic meeting with State Health Officials Visits to                                                                                                    | the Joint training programs veterinary and Medical organised Meetings held with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

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| concerned States   | to identify priority Diseases The manual of 'Zoonotic Diseases of Public Importance' updated and   |
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(d) The Government of India has set up a network of NCDC Head Quarters a branches including laboratories and trained human resources for ef surveillance,  prevention  a nd  m nagement  of  diseases  of  public  health  importanc NCDC has, in partnership with other institutions, successfully eradicated guinea worm. Activities of NCDC in other programmes entrusted to it are hel detecting outbreak of diseases and man ging and preventing their spread. Keeping i view the importance of the work of NCDC, upgradation of NCDC and its labs cost of Rs. 382.41 crores has been approved. Further, establishment of 30 br States  including  8  existing  branches  of  NC DC  has  also  been  approved  at  a  cost of Rs. 367.60 crores.