When it’s time to talk about health, there no such thing as too much prevention. On World Health Day, I attended a webinar by Apollo Healthcare where they talked about their Health of the Nation report. It includes data they have collated over two decades and the trends in Non-communicable diseases. In this article, I will be sharing a few insights from the webinar I attended online.
The report puts a spotlight on how there’s a steady rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the last twenty years. The COVID 19 pandemic has firmly shown that NCDs can exacerbate symptoms and cause complications. The data Apollo is sharing is crucial to driving home the point. Just with NCD alone deaths account for 64.9 % of deaths. But with preventive practices in place, it’s possible to prevent deaths due to NCD by 80%.
The High Risk Triad include
- Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Dyslipidemia
A few factors which are tilting the risks even further are Age, Tobacco chewing habits, and smoking. In fact, tobacco chewing in elderly ladies puts them at as high a risk as smoking.
NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, chronic liver disease are preventable through early detection and treatment. The problem is reaching those who need it on time. Your Health is your greatest wealth and you simply can’t ignore taking care of it. While timely treatment is priceless, early detection needs screening of at-risk populations.
If you want a strong and healthy nation ,it starts with you. You can make your country stronger by taking care of your health today.
Apollo with its Prohealth initiative is bringing Artificial intelligence, data analytics to help you get access to preventive healthcare. Doctors can assess your risks and give you a more personalized holistic plan than that was previously possible.
ProHealth Packages start at around Rs 5000. You can sign up online at Apollo 24/7 or at anyone of their centers in India.
Apollos 37 years of groundbreaking work in the fields of Cardiology, Nephrology, and cancer treatment is unmatched, across the length and breadth of India. Their dedication to fighting the NCD problem is a big step to making preventive healthcare easy to access and a personalized approach. You are unique, your health challenges are unique. AI and data analytics take the step forward for predicting, preventing, and overcoming your health problems. They are committed to making India Healthy. The time spent listening to Apollo’s report on Health of the Nation was the perfect activity for World Health Day. When data is shared, it increases transparency and trust.
Lifestyle-related habits need to be actively managed. But the journey starts with you. It’s a mindset. You need to decide what you want to do to live better. Your responsibility is towards your own body, your family, your community. Will you be responsible? Start today. Now.
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Nice blog. Indeed it’s very important to be vigilant about ones health and bring the necessary and needed lifestyle changes.
With the sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy habits from eating, smoking, alcohol. All of this is contributing to the overall health of individuals going down these days.
We are living in an era where everyone has NSD. Hence it is imperative that we keep our health under check. Thanks for sharing this
Your podcast made me feel like I have attended the webinar by Appollo Hospitals. Thanks for sharing
Hospital chains like apollo must take up such responsibilities of educating lay men about initiatives. Thanks for sharing such a detailed post about the event.
Apollo reports show us that we have ignored health for quite a long time. Shall listen to complete podcast and jot important pointers to ponder upon.
We all need to be more cautious and take care of eating lifestyle a lot in terms to stay fit and healthy. Thanks a lot Amrita for sharing this!!
Learnt a new weird today, dislipidemia. Was well aware of diabetes and hypertension but not this. Will read up on it. But you are right, a lot of non communicable diseases have gone unchecked due to the pandemic.
I was a part of this webinar too buddy and it undoubtedly was an eye opener, ProHealth is really a much needed health plan
Prevention is better than cure and timely diagnosis can save a lot of complications specially when it comes to major NCD killers like Diabetes and Coronary Arterial disease. Apollo Prohealth is the perfect choice to take that step forward towards preventing such ailments.
Without any doubt, health should be our first priority. And as you said timely treatment along with early detection is crucial. I am glad you got a chance to attend such an insightful webinar.