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Chandigarh 02nd March:- Lifestyle diseases or Non communicable Diseases are on the rise due to health transitions and changing lifestyle. They are estimated to account for 61% of total deaths in India according to the WHO Non Communicable Disease (NCD) country profile 2014. Four of the diseases constitute the biggest share namely: Diabetes, Cardio-vascular diseases, Cancers and Chronic Respiratory Diseases. These diseases have common risk factors viz. Unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use, alcoholism, and obesity to name a few. As per a recent survey conducted in Punjab by PGI, Chandigarh more than 40 percent of adult population is overweight and obese. Two fifth (40%) population is suffering from high blood pressure and the prevalence rate of diabetes is 14 percent. As regards Chandigarh, although the cases of diabetes and hypertension are almost the same pattern as in Punjab at 15 percent and 41 percent respectively, but overweight and obesity at 63 percent is alarmingly high.
In view of the increasing burden of life-style diseases in India, World NCD Federation in collaboration with PGI is organising a National CME on Lifestyle Diseases with objective to discuss increasing burden, recent advances in management of life-style diseases and to acquaint the medical fraternity with the capability to tackle this mounting challenge. 7th March also marks as the foundation day of the World NCD Federation and is also celebrated as 'World NCD Day'. The theme this year is – 'Preventing lifestyle diseases: Ensuring development' and the event will be held at Bhargava auditorium, PGI, Chandigarh.
Several faculty members from across the country including PGI, AIIMS and abroad will be speaking on this occasion. Key outstation The event will offer a platform for the doctors working in different parts of the country to come together with the academicians and program managers serving at state and national level. The program offers the doctors an excellent opportunity to discuss the latest treatment modalities for Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Lung disease, Stroke and Cancer, with due stress on prevention. The highlights of the session are: the key address which elucidates how prevention of Non-communicable diseases offers hope for sustainable development, and the launch of International Journal of NCD, the official journal of World NCD Federation.
An Exhibition on 'Healthy Lifestyle' will also be organised from 9.30 am to 5 pm at Zakir Hall, PGI on 7th March, 2016.
A public forum on the same day will be held at Auditorium, National Institute of Nursing Education (PGI) from 3 pm to 5 pm. It will address topics such as healthy habits in children, women and heart, prevention of diabetes and kidney disease, healthy diet and physical activity tips. Here, general public is invited to interact with the experts and learn more about the diseases that concern them.
On 8th March, a Walkathon is planned for promotion of physical activity in the city. The organisers invite the people of Chandigarh to actively join in creating awareness regarding risk factors for life style diseases and their prevention. The Walkathon, symbolizing a march towards health away from physical inactivity, would commence from Kairon Block, PGI at 6.45 am, and would conclude at Sukhna Lake at 8 am. Vijay Dev, Adviser, Chandigarh Administration, Anurag Aggarwal, Health Secretary, Prof Yogesh Chawla, Director PGI are also likely to join besides faculty of National CME and PGI as well as staff .
Later on Tuesday, 8th March, the first report on Population Based Cancer Registries in Punjab and Chandigarh set up jointly by PGI, Chandigarh and Tata Memorial Center Mumbai in collaboration with Govt; of Punjab and Chandigarh Administration will be released. Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal and Vijay Dev, Adviser, Chandigarh Administration has been requested to grace the release ceremony. The registries were set up at Chandigarh, SAS Nagar, Mansa and Sangrur in the year 2013, covering a population of about 45 lakh. The reports are expected to reveal the cancer rates and deaths rates in the residents, the most common forms of cancer prevalent in the area and comparison of cancer incidence in region with other cancer registries across the country. Such information will give an impetus to initiate cancer control programs at the local level.
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