Steps taken by the Government to strengthen the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) in deprived areas
Under NP-NCD, 770 District NCD Clinics, 372 District Day Care Centres, 233 Cardiac Care Units and 6410 Community Health Centre NCD Clinics have been set up A population-based initiative for screening, management and prevention of common NCDs including diabetes, hypertension, oral cancer, breast cancer and