Resource persons and participants pose for photograph after
the district-level training on population-based non communicable diseases (screening
in Jalukie town on February 6.
- DIMAPUR — Health
department conducted a district-level training on population-based non
communicable diseases (NCD) screening at the conference hall of Community
Health Centre (CHC) in Jalukie under Peren district on February 6.
- An update from the office of the chief medical officer (CMO)
of Peren stated that Dr. Viholi, DPO (NCD), welcomed the resource persons and
the participants to the training. She mentioned that the training was conducted
under the aegis of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Diabetes,
Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS).
- Dr. Alemwapang, SPO, NPCDCS, gave a brief introduction on
non communicable diseases programme, wherein he informed that death due to NCD
in India is around 63 percent as per World Health Organisation report (2018).
He shared on the foundation of NP-NCD- PBS (CBAC), NCD- App/ portal continuum
of care, PBS strategy and elaborated on population based screening, a new
initiative under NPCDCS, aimed at screening beneficiaries in the community who
are 30 years or above for hypertension, diabetes, oral cancer, breast cancer
and cervix cancer.
- It stated that participants were trained on community based
assessment checklist format and registration in the family folder and use of
NCD App.
- The state NCD team also gave hands-on training on NCD portal
mapping and issues discourse and action entry to the participants.
- The programme concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by
Dr. Nitovi, SMO of CHC, Jalukie.
- The one-day training was attended by medical officers,
community health officers, NCD nurses, GNM and ANM from various health centres
in the district.
