Minister for IT, Industries and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday announced the launch of ‘Arogya Chevella’ programme, an initiative of Chevella MP Dr. G. Ranjith Reddy, to increase health awareness among people of Chevella Lok Sabha constituency on non-communicable diseases with the help of mobile medical clinics and partnership of local community, self-help groups and local hospitals.
The programme launch coincided with the birthday of Dr. Ranjith Reddy on Sunday. According to the MP’s office, the mobile medical clinics would offer will screening of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like hypertension, diabetes, oral, breast and cervical cancers along with general health check-ups free of cost to the constituents of the MP.
Speaking at the launch, Dr. Ranjith Reddy said while conducting medical camps during the last couple of years they had noticed that about 25% of the population was at high-risk of NCDs. The colliding burdens of infectious diseases and NCDs was significant. People with undiagnosed NCDs, particularly diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, were at greater risk of infection-induced complications including death.
