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Series #13: Barriers to diabetes and hypertension screening: Learnings from the West Garo Hills region of Meghalaya
Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 41 million deaths annually with most occurring in low- and middle-income countries (1). In India, NCDs contribute to 63% of deaths (2). The North-East Region carries a disproportionate burden, with 66% of deaths due to NCDs (3). Prevalence of diabetes (13.6%) (4)……..
Strengthening primary health care for a healthier India
The India Primary Healthcare Support Initiative (IPSI) is a consortium of schools of public health and government agencies. IPSI partners include – All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Delhi; Indian Institute of Public Health-Gandhinagar, Gujarat; Indian Institute of Public Health-Shillong, Meghalaya; All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Bhubaneshwar, Odisha; State Health Resource Center Gujarat; JHPIEGO- India; and, Johns Hopkins University, USA. IPSI works closely with the National Health Systems Resource Center at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. IPSI is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
IPSI Pillars of Work
Measure
Develop and deploy a state and district-level performance measurement index for assessing primary health care performance which integrates the primary health care approach and components of the HWC operational guidelines issued by MoHFW
Demonstrate
Provide design, implementation and capacity building support to the three selected states and one district from each state for improving primary health care system performance and coverage of the 12 packages of services at HWCs
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