Lok Sabha Question No. 1061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Lifestyle Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1061 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## LIFESTYLE DISEASES

## 1061. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK":

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding the spread of lifestyle diseases such  as  cancer,  heart diseases,  diabetes  etc.,  if  so,  the  details thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (b)the number of people suffering from these diseases and the number of patients died due to these diseases during the last three years;
- (c) whether any agreement has been signed with foreign institutes for research and s feguarding from these diseases, if so,the details thereof; and
- (d) the strategy adopted by the Government to protect people from such lifestyle diseases?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) & (b): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has undertaken a survey on diabetes viz. ICMR India Diabetes (ICMR -INDAB) Study on the prevalence of diabetes.  It is an ongoing study and current results available from 15 States/UTs indicate overall prevalence of Diabetes which vary from 4% to 13%.

As  per  recently  released  ICMR's  'Three -year  Report  of  the  Pop ulation  Based  Cancer Registries' ,  the  estimated  incidence  and  mortality  of  cancer  cases  in  India  for  all  sit under: -

|   Year |   Estimated incidence of Can cer Cases |   Estimated mortality of Cancer |
|--------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|   2013 |                                1270781 |                          641455 |
|   2014 |                                1328229 |                          670541 |
|   2015 |                                1388397 |                          701007 |

ICMR  has  informed  that  according  to  the  Report  of  National  Commission  on Macroeconomics and Health, there were 380 lakh cases of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) the year 2005 and these were estimated to rise to 641 lakh cases in the year 2015.  The nu deaths from CVD is estimated to havemore than double d during this p eriod.

( c) : The following agreements have been signed with foreign institutes with aim of fo mutual collaboration: -

- Indo- US Collaboration on Diabetes Research.
- ICMR -BMBF Collaboration on Oncology.
- ICMR - University of Minneasota Collaboration on Diabetes and Cancer.
- ICMR - European Union Collaboration on Cancer.
- ICMR/DBT/NCI -USA & NCI -India MoU on Cooperation on Cancer Research.

Several other MoUs and agreements have been signed with China, USA and Australia on various issues.

( d): While  Health  is  a  State  Subject,  the  Central  Government    supplements  the  effort State/UT Governments to create awareness and provide health care facilities.  Governmen India  is  implementing  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer , Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for interventions up to District level unde National  Health  Mission.  It  has  focus  on  awareness  generation  for  behaviour  and  life - style changes,  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 -communicable Diseases.  Under NPCDCS, diagnosis and treatment facilities for major NCDs a provided  through  different  levels  of  he althcar by  setting  up  of  NCD  Clinics  and  CCUs  in District Hospitals and Community Health Centres (CHCs).

Operational  Guidelines  for  implementing  population  level  screening  for  diabet hypertension  &  common  cancer  viz.  oral,  breast  and  cervix  have  been released  to  State Governments.    These  guidelines  include  screening  for  risk  factors  of  these  diseases. screening will generate awareness on risk factors of these diseases.

Under Tertiary Care Cancer Centre (TCCC) Scheme, Government of India is assist ing States  to  set  up  /  establish  State  Cancer  Institute  (SCI)  and  TCCC  in  different  part country.

Under NPCDCS, the knowledge available in AYUSH systems and Yoga is being utilised on a pilot basis for preventive aspects of Non Communicable disease s such as Hypertension and Diabetes.

Besides Central Government Hospitals, health institutions supported under the Pra Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) enhance the tertiary care facilities in the countr