Rising Cases Of NCDs Prompts Indian Government To Step Up Healthcare, Screening Programs
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
MUMBAI - Alarmed by the rapid increase in the number of non-communicable diseases, India's ministry of health and family welfare announced that the recently unveiled National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke will be extended to the entire country over the next five years
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