Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.New Delhi, Nov 14, : .The immediate challenge is to prevent diabetes among pregnant women and youth, Dr.Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of States, said Sunday. The minister, also a renowned Diabetologist, called for a mandatory diabetes test in all maternity hospitals and for every pregnant women, adding that more than 70 per cent of India’s population is below 40 years of age.A renowned Diabetologist, the minister called for mandatory diabetes testing in all maternity units and for all pregnant women.He also stated that 70% of India’s population are below 40 years old.
Calling for an integrated and holistic approach to fight Diabetes, Singh said: Covid has prompted us to discover new norms in adversity and underlined the importance of combining traditional Indian management modalities with the Allopathic System.”.Singh called for a holistic and integrated approach to fighting Diabetes.
“Diabetes is a growing epidemic globally and more so in India.Diabetes is an epidemic worldwide and in India more than ever before.
A total of 88 million adult populations in India has diabetes in 2019 as per the latest International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates and this is projected to rise by almost 74 per cent to 153 million by 2045, giving India the dubious distinction of becoming the diabetes capital of the world,” Singh said.According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), India’s adult population had 88 million cases of diabetes in 2019.
This number is expected to increase by nearly 74% to 153 millions by 2045.India will be the diabetes capital of world, Singh stated.
Sharing the concerns about of Diabetes that is making fast inroads in rural India with huge economic bearing on poor families, Singh said that there is a need to popularise Telemedicine to provide easy and affordable access to the ailing population.Singh shared the concern about Diabetes in rural India and the economic impact it has on poor families.
He said that Telemedicine should be popularized to make it affordable for the ailing population.
Talking about the National Digital Health Mission, Singh said it can revolutionise healthcare in India as citizens will be issued a health card that will have all their medical information.
Singh spoke out about the National Digital Health Mission and said that it could revolutionize Indian healthcare.Citizens will be issued a Health Card with all their medical information.
He said, the details of medical tests, illnesses, doctors’ prescriptions and medical reports will be on a single identity card and will be the first of its kind in the world.He stated that all details regarding medical tests, illnesses and prescriptions will be stored on one identity card.
This will be the first such card in the world.
The Union Minister was speaking at a webinar on diabetes on the occasion of World Diabetes Day, jointly organized by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samasthana, S-VYASA, Bengaluru and Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, CCRYN, New Delhi.
The Union Minister spoke at a webinar about diabetes, which was held on World Diabetes Day.It was jointly organized by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samasthana (Bengaluru), and the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi.
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