PUNE

The public well being division throughout its healthcare drive has recognized 61,551 males aged 18 years or above affected by varied well being illnesses within the Pune district. The district well being division had screened 3.84 lakh males beneath the ‘Nirogi Aarogya Tarunaiche Vaibhav Maharashtrache’ (NATVM) initiative kick-started in September this yr.

Out of those 61,551 males, 60,995 have been referred to larger centres for medical administration and 556 have been referred for surgical administration to tertiary care amenities. Most of the boys have been recognized with non-communicable illnesses like hypertension, diabetes, weight problems and a few circumstances of most cancers. Patients recognized with a hernia, cataracts, cysts, glaucoma, hydrocele and cancers amongst others are referred for surgical procedure, the officers mentioned.

The NATVM programme was launched on September 12 and can proceed until the top of the yr. The programme has been began with the intention of early identification and therapy. Earlier the state authorities performed two programmes—Mata Surakshit Tar Ghar Surakshit Abhiyan and Jagrul Palak Tar Sudhruk Balak beneath which all girls aged above 18 years and youngsters under 18 years had been screened for well being illnesses respectively.

Dr Nagnath Yempalay, the district civil surgeon of Pune district, knowledgeable the Asha employees, group well being employees conduct door-to-door visits and the eligible inhabitants in most of the people is screened.

“Patients suspected of suffering from health ailments are referred to rural hospitals or civic-run hospitals in municipal corporation areas. Depending on the ailments, in cases of NCDs they are included in the NCD control programme and put on medication. In case surgical intervention is required they are referred to district hospital, Sassoon Hospital or other tertiary care hospital,” he mentioned.

Dr Yempalay additional knowledgeable that the programme helps to chop down morbidity and mortality as illnesses are recognized at an early stage within the sufferers.

Dr Radhakishan Pawar, deputy director of well being companies, mentioned, all therapy surgical procedures and drugs is offered freed from value to the sufferers recognized with illnesses in the course of the NATVM programme. “Patients in need of specialised doctors are referred to medical colleges for surgeries or treatment. If required the patients are referred to private hospitals which are empanelled under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PMJAY) scheme and the treatment and surgery are provided free of cost,” he mentioned.

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