New Delhi: A study performed in 2024 revealed that folks dwelling close to river drains had been extremely prone to most cancers, with a number of hazard quotients noticed to be above the edge restrict, the ICMR knowledgeable Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The study revealed that lead, iron, and aluminium exceeded the restrict prescribed by the Central Air pollution Management Board, Minister of State for Well being Prataprao Jadhav stated in a written reply.
He stated that underneath an initiative, 19 State Most cancers Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Care Most cancers Centres (TCCCs) have been accepted to present superior diagnostic and remedy services.
The Nationwide Most cancers Institute in Jhajjar, Haryana, and the second campus of the Chittaranjan Nationwide Most cancers Institute in Kolkata have been established to additional improve most cancers care companies, Jadhav stated.
As well as, most cancers remedy services have been accepted for all 22 new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Most cancers remedy can be coated underneath the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which gives up to Rs 5 lakh per household yearly for secondary and tertiary care, the minister stated in response to a query.
The scheme advantages roughly 55 crore individuals (12.37 crore households) from the underside 40 per cent of the inhabitants, he claimed.
Lately, the PMJAY prolonged well being protection to everybody aged 70 and above, no matter earnings.
The scheme consists of over 200 packages, encompassing more than 500 procedures associated to medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, and palliative drugs inside the Nationwide Well being Profit Bundle.
As well as, the Centre has launched the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)to set up devoted retailers referred to as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), he stated.
As of February 28, 2025, a complete of 15,057 PMBJKs had been opened throughout the nation, offering generic medicines at inexpensive costs. The scheme lists 2,047 forms of medicines and 300 surgical units, with 87 merchandise particularly accessible for most cancers remedy, Jadhav stated.
The Inexpensive Medicines and Dependable Implants for Therapy (AMRIT) initiative, launched by the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare, goals to present inexpensive medicines for most cancers, cardiovascular illnesses, and different well being situations, stated the MoS.
As of January 31, 2025, there have been 222 AMRIT Pharmacies throughout 29 States and Union Territories, providing over 6,500 medicine, together with these for most cancers, at reductions of up to 50 per cent off market charges.
To fight main non-communicable Ailments (NCDs), together with most cancers, the Nationwide Programme for Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Ailments (NP-NCD) is being carried out by the Division of Well being and Household Welfare, Jadhav stated.
The programme focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human useful resource growth, well being promotion, early prognosis, and administration. Beneath NP-NCD, 770 District NCD Clinics, 372 District Day Care Centres, and 6,410 NCD Clinics at Group Well being Centres have been established nationwide.
The preventive facet of most cancers is being strengthened by way of Complete Main Well being Care through Ayushman Arogya Mandir, he stated.
The NP-NCD additionally gives monetary assist underneath the Nationwide Well being Mission for consciousness technology actions associated to NCDs, together with most cancers, as outlined within the States/UTs Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs), Jadhav stated.
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