Non-Communicable Diseases Mounting Up At An Alarming Rate in India
The incidence of non-communicable diseases has surpassed that of the communicable diseases in the country, according to the reports of Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare//. The news report was released following the inauguration of a three-day health camp in a village near Vriddachalam. Chidambaram MP, E Ponnusamy, MLAs Dr R Govindasamy, Durai K Saravanan also atte...Non Communicable Diseases to Be the Cause of Deaths in Poor Countries by 2115-World Bank
The World Bank said that Cancer, diabetes, obesity and heart disease, chronic illnesses in wealthy nations, will be the leading causes of death in poor countries by 2015. These diseases will replace the present major killers which include malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis. In its report the Bank emphasized the need for the government the counties to recognize the impending...