A unique experiment to integrate Homeopathy and Yoga with National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke (NPCDCS) has begun from Gudiwada, Krishna District. Union Minster of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik launched the pilot project today .
Eight community health centres (CHC) at Machilipantam, Nandigama, Tiruvuru, Vissannapeta, Nuzvidu, Challapalli, Vuyyuru, Avanigadda were made functional by today’s launch. Training Manual for Yoga instructors, Yoga volunteers and multi task workers in Telgu was also released. Further, launching of one life style clinic at Regional Research Institute (Homeopathy), Gudivada was done. Union minister Shripad Naik interacted with the patients admitted in the IPD of RRI (H), Gudivada. He also visited CHC, Vuyyuru.
For integration of NPCDCS and AYUSH was sought to be operationalised with the services of the Homoeopathic doctors and yoga experts in Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) and Darjeeling (West Bengal) districts.
The program aims to aid in reduction of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) burden by promoting healthier life styles including yoga, timely screening of population for early detection/diagnosis of NCDs and early management of NCDs through homoeopathic treatment alone or as add on to standard care.
Speaking on the occasion, Shripad Naik said about 5.8 million Indians die from diseases like heart & lung diseases, cancer & diabetes etc. i.e. one out of every four Indians runs the risk of dying from one of these diseases before they reach the age of 70. People become vulnerable to these diseases due to smoking, physical inactivity, drinking alcohol, mental stress among others, the Minister explained.
The AYUSH Minister said that the AYUSH System of medicine has a great potential to contribute towards improvement in the health care delivery system. Homoeopathy is the most accepted health care system after Modern medicine and Ayurveda medicine in our country, he added.
The AYUSH Minister also highlighted the importance of awareness generation among children and the youth in schools, colleges and other institutions for a long term prevention of these diseases through education in initial years of life.
