Health workers have, through home visits, screened 10 lakh individuals in the State as part of the Health department’s campaign to detect non-communicable diseases through a population-based screening programme, Health Minister Veena George has said.
As part of the campaign, people who have been detected to have chronic NCDs will be provided follow-up treatment to keep their condition under check, while those detected as having significant risk factors that predisposes them to diseases will be given the guidance and support to manage their risk factors so that they do not go on to develop the disease, a statement from the Minister says.
