Challenges Poor utilization of services – lack of awareness in the community regarding NCDs as well as the availability of point of care services. Lack of skills among FLHWs on promotion and management of healthy lifestyle issues and adherence to treatment Lack of skills of MO’s in chronic care disease. Lack of MIS and monitoring mechanism Concept of the continuum of care of NCDs in the primary health centre and sub-centre level is lacking: Current evidence suggests that diabetes and hypertension and their risk factors are not limited anymore to the urban population.
While urban affected population have access to modern healthcare for their early diagnosis and management, the population in rural and remote areas do not have adequate access to similar services. Primary health care set-up in rural areas needs to be strengthened to address common NCDs and risk factors. Strategic Approaches…
