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India Faces Double Burden of Infections and Lifestyle Diseases
India’s health burden has shifted from infections, malnutrition and poor sanitation towards diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other non-communicable diseases, Times Now News reports. Tuberculosis, dengue and other infections have not disappeared,…
The Story in Brief
India’s health burden has shifted from infections, malnutrition and poor sanitation towards diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other non-communicable diseases, Times Now News reports. Tuberculosis, dengue and other infections have not disappeared, leaving the country with a double burden. Urbanisation, longer lives, tobacco use, unhealthy diets and limited physical activity are fuelling chronic illness across cities and smaller communities.
India Today, which asked 10 doctors about priorities before 2047, reports that mental health, cardio-metabolic disease, ageing, cancer, respiratory illness, women’s health and preventable infections need attention. Doctors called for stronger primary care, early detection, prevention and affordable long-term treatment, rather than relying mainly on hospitals after illness develops.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy story is that India has defeated infectious disease, while the exaggerated counterclaim is that lifestyle alone explains every new illness. Both miss the evidence. Tuberculosis and dengue still need surveillance, even as diabetes and hypertension demand years of care. Prevention must include sanitation and vaccination as well as healthier diets, activity and screening. The practical test is whether primary healthcare can detect chronic disease early without weakening infection control.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
