Apollo Hospitals Group study reveals NCDs claim more lives than communicable diseases
Apollo Hospitals Group study reveals NCDs claim more lives than communicable diseases
08 April 2021 | News
The study will help put in place approaches to improve disease prevention, increase the accuracy of early diagnoses, and deliver personalised, patient-centric treatment
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On the occasion of World Health Day, Apollo Hospitals Group unveiled a report on the Health of the Nation that puts a spotlight on how the last two decades have seen a steady rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The contribution of NCDs as the top causes of death in India has risen to a staggering 64.9 per cent as compared to communicable diseases, maternal and other causes that dropped to 25 per cent.