The government has come out with National Health Policy 2017, which focuses on universal health care and affordable health care services for all. The policy aims to promote quality of care, with focus on emerging diseases.
According to Aarogya Bharat Report, non-communicable disease (NCD) burden is exploding and it is estimated to cost India $6.2 trillion by 2030. The country needs to tackle NCDs in a big way. Early detection and management is essential to this. NPCDCS (National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke) was launched in 2010; however it is yet to achieve the desired results so far.
