Training on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) for Medical Officers (MOs) and nurses of Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) under Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dimapur establishment was held Friday at the Conference Hall of CMO Dimapur.
In a press release CMO Dimapur office informed that at the training, joint director & SPO, NPCDCS, directorate of health and family welfare, Nagaland, Dr. Mereninla Senlem presented an overview of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) which is one of the integral national programme under NCD.
Highlighting the global as well as the current scenario of NPCDS in the country, she said NCD are now major threats in the society and added that it was imperative that preventable diseases are managed and control before they pose high risks in the community.
Dr. Mereninla said NCD could be managed through detecting, screening and treating. She said NCD interventions could be delivered through a primary health care approach to strengthen early detection, timely treatment and providing door step health care.
State Program Officer, TATA TRUSTS, Nagaland, Vitsiatho Nyuwi oriented the participants on the web portal application and process of data entry and uploading. He presented a step-by-step instruction of how to document NCD in the health unit.
The programme chaired by deputy CMO Dimapur Dr. Antoly Suu was also attended by MO NCD Dr. Ebenezer and DPM (NHM) Dimapur. The training was also attended by block program managers and data entry operators, NCD Dimapur.