{"id":289,"date":"2023-09-02T05:38:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T05:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdhs.oliviahospital.lk\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T06:47:08","slug":"non-communicable-diseases-ncd-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/non-communicable-diseases-ncd-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCD) UNIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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NCD UNIT \u2013 RDHS Office, Kalmunai<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Activities:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>

  1. Coordination of Healthy Life Clinic (HLC) activities in the hospitals.<\/span><\/li>
  2. Distributing necessary equipment (Personal Medical records, Blood pressure\u00a0meters, cholesterol meters, Glucose meters to hospitals).<\/span><\/li>
  3. Collecting screening data\u00a0from hospitals.<\/span><\/li>
  4. Conducting awareness programme<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Workflow set up of the unit<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Medical Officer – NCD acts as the focal point of RDHS Kalmunai for all NCD related activities and implements all programmes under the guidance of RDHS. NCD unit sends periodical reports to the Ministry of Health for statistics and other purposes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Few Facts about NCDs Globally<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally.<\/span><\/li>
    • Each year, more than 15 million people die from a NCD between the ages of 30 and 69 years; 85% of these “premature” deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.<\/span><\/li>
    • 77% of all NCD deaths are in low- and middle-income countries.<\/span><\/li>
    • Cardiovascular diseases account for most NCD deaths, or 17.9 million people annually, followed by cancers (9.3 million), respiratory diseases (4.1 million), and diabetes (1.5 million).<\/span><\/li>
    • These four groups of diseases account for over 80% of all premature NCD deaths.<\/span><\/li>
    • Tobacco use, physical inactivity, the harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diets all increase the risk of dying from a NCD.<\/span><\/li>
    • Detection, screening and treatment of NCDs, as well as palliative care, are key components of the response to NCDs.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.
      The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
      NCDs disproportionately affect people in low- and middle-income countries where more than three quarters of global NCD deaths \u2013 31.4 million \u2013 occur.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      People at risk of NCDs<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      People of all age groups, regions and countries are affected by NCDs. These conditions are often associated with older age groups, but evidence shows that more than 15 million of all deaths attributed to NCDs occur between the ages of 30 and 69 years. Of these “premature” deaths, 85% are estimated to occur in low- and middle-income countries. Children, adults and the elderly are all vulnerable to the risk factors contributing to NCDs, whether from unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, exposure to tobacco smoke or the harmful use of alcohol.<\/span>
      These diseases are driven by forces that include rapid unplanned urbanization, globalization of unhealthy lifestyles and population ageing. Unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity may show up in people as raised blood pressure, increased blood glucose, elevated blood lipids and obesity. These are called metabolic risk factors that can lead to cardiovascular disease, the leading NCD in terms of premature deaths.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Risk factors<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Modifiable behavioural risk factors:<\/span>
      Modifiable behaviours, such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and the harmful use of alcohol, all increase the risk of NCDs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

      • Tobacco accounts for over 7.2 million deaths every year (including from the effects of exposure to second-hand smoke), and is projected to increase markedly over the coming years.<\/em><\/span><\/li>
      • 4.1 million annual deaths have been attributed to excess salt\/sodium intake.<\/em><\/span><\/li>
      • More than half of the 3.3 million annual deaths attributable to alcohol use are from NCDs, including cancer.<\/em><\/span><\/li>
      • 1.6 million deaths annually can be attributed to insufficient physical activity.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Metabolic risk factors<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Metabolic risk factors contribute to four key metabolic changes that increase the risk of NCDs:<\/span><\/p>

        • raised blood pressure;<\/span><\/li>
        • overweight\/obesity;<\/span><\/li>
        • hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels); and<\/span><\/li>
        • hyperlipidemia (high levels of fat in the blood).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

          In terms of attributable deaths, the leading metabolic risk factor globally is elevated blood pressure (to which 19% of global deaths are attributed),<\/em><\/span>\u00a0followed by overweight and obesity and raised blood glucos<\/span>e.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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          The socioeconomic impact of NCDs<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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          NCDs threaten progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a target of reducing premature deaths from NCDs by one-third by 2030.
          Poverty is closely linked with NCDs. The rapid rise in NCDs is predicted to impede poverty reduction initiatives in low-income countries, particularly by increasing household costs associated with health care. Vulnerable and socially disadvantaged people get sicker and die sooner than people of higher social positions, especially because they are at greater risk of being exposed to harmful products, such as tobacco, or unhealthy dietary practices, and have limited access to health services.
          In low-resource settings, health-care costs for NCDs quickly drain household resources. The exorbitant costs of NCDs, including treatment which is often lengthy and expensive, combined with loss of income, force millions of people into poverty annually and stifle development.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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          Prevention and control of NCDs<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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          An important way to control NCDs is to focus on reducing the risk factors associated with these diseases. Low-cost solutions exist for governments and other stakeholders to reduce the common modifiable risk factors. Monitoring progress and trends of NCDs and their risk is important for guiding policy and priorities.

          To lessen the impact of NCDs on individuals and society, a comprehensive approach is needed requiring all sectors, including health, finance, transport, education, agriculture, planning and others, to collaborate to reduce the risks associated with NCDs, and to promote interventions to prevent and control them.

          Investing in better management of NCDs is critical. Management of NCDs includes detecting, screening and treating these diseases, and providing access to palliative care for people in need. High impact essential NCD interventions can be delivered through a primary health care approach to strengthen early detection and timely treatment. Evidence shows such interventions are excellent economic investments because, if provided early to patients, they can reduce the need for more expensive treatment.
          Countries with inadequate health insurance coverage are unlikely to provide universal access to essential NCD interventions. NCD management interventions are essential for achieving the global target of a 25% relative reduction in the risk of premature mortality from NCDs by 2025, and the SDG target of a one-third reduction in premature deaths from NCDs by 2030.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          NCD UNIT \u2013 RDHS Office, Kalmunai Activities: Coordination of Healthy Life Clinic (HLC) activities in the hospitals. Distributing necessary equipment (Personal Medical records, Blood pressure\u00a0meters, cholesterol meters, Glucose meters to hospitals). Collecting screening data\u00a0from hospitals. Conducting awareness programme. Workflow set up of the unit Medical Officer – NCD acts as the focal point of RDHS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-289","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2657,"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions\/2657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthdept.ep.gov.lk\/rdhs-kl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}