Participants after the training held at the conference hall, CHC Jalukie on February 6.
Jalukie, February 7 (MExN): A district level training on population based Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) screening was held at the conference hall, CHC Jalukie on February 6.
Dr Viholi, DPO (NCD), welcomed the resource persons and the participants to the training. She mentioned that the training is being held 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, 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.
The participants were trained on community based assessment checklist format and registration in the family folder and use of NCD App.
State NCD team gave hands-on training on NCD portal mapping and issues discourse and action entry to the participants.
Dr Nitovi, SMO, CHC Jalukie gave the vote of thanks.
Shekho Sophie, District Media Officer, CMO Office, Peren in a press release stated that the training was attended by Medical Officers, Community Health Officers, NCD nurses, GNM and ANM from various health centres in the district.
