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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Cure In Progress -Poonam Khetrapal Singh

Cure In Progress -Poonam Khetrapal Singh

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published Published on Nov 1, 2018   modified Modified on Nov 1, 2018
-The Indian Express

Deliberations at UN show resolve to address public health challenges at highest level.

On September 26, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) deliberated on how best to address a serious public health challenge — tuberculosis (TB). A day later, the world’s most esteemed political forum deliberated on combating non-communicable diseases (NCDs). For several years, WHO South East Asia and its member states have been ground zero in the battle against TB and NCDs. The numbers show why: The region accounts for 50 per cent of TB-associated mortality, with the disease being the region’s leading cause of death and lost productive years in the crucial 15-49 years old age group. TB/HIV co-infection is meanwhile responsible for 25 per cent of AIDS-related deaths.

On NCDs, though, the region accounts for a bit over a quarter of the world’s population, it is home to around 29 per cent of NCD-related premature mortality. Every year, 8.9 million people in the region die of NCDs, accounting for 64 per cent of all deaths. Many of these deaths are preventable. To their credit, the member states are making strong gains. In recent years, each one of them has shown unprecedented political commitment to tackle TB, as expressed in the 2017 “Delhi Call for Action” and the 2018 “Statement of Action” — a bold and very public vow to accelerate sustainable progress to end TB by 2030. That commitment continues to be reflected in on-the-ground action, including initiatives aimed at scaling up active case-finding, increasing nutritional assistance for TB sufferers, addressing latent TB and enhancing investments in research and development.

Political resolve to tackle NCDs has also been robust. As per the Colombo Declaration of 2016, each country in the region is committed to integrating NCD services at the primary level, while country-specific multi-sectoral action plans to counter the problem have been developed and rolled out region-wide. These include a range of ground-breaking initiatives, from nutrient labelling systems that enhance health literacy to promoting physical activity through the provision of outdoor gyms.

The high-level meetings at the UN headquarters provided the region significant scope to consolidate these gains, accelerate progress, and promote game-changing innovations in each of these areas. The meetings provided the member states an open — and global — platform to highlight the problem’s significance and present a detailed outline of how they are addressing it. It gave them an opportunity to underscore the dramatic increase high-burden countries have made in domestic funding. It also offered them a chance to emphasise that an increased allocation of resources from the global community could generate momentum in combating the disease. Much emphasis was placed on harnessing greater investment in research and development — particularly for developing low-cost, affordable diagnostics and drugs to treat the disease.

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The Indian Express, 1 November, 2018, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/cure-in-progress-munga-who-public-health-tuberculosis-aids-5428013/


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