(a) whether diabetic cases including juvenile diabetes are increasing in the country; and
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to implement Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the eradication of the disease in the country?
(a) whether diabetic cases including juvenile diabetes are increasing in the country; and
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to implement Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the eradication of the disease in the country?
MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. C.P. THAKUR)
(a)&(b): A statement is laid on the table of the Lok Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2000
According to Indian Council of Medical Research, there is epidemiological evidence showing increase in prevalence of diabetes, particularly in the urban areas of the country. However, there is no evidence suggesting that juvenile diabetes is also increasing.
Diabetes treatment is done at all levels in the rural health care delivery system and urban health care institutions. There are also around 100 Government Medical Colleges in the country, besides premier institutions like All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which are providing both secondary and tertiary diabetes management facilities. A Pilot Project on `Strengthening of Bio-Chemical Laboratories and Quality Assurance` was initiated in 1999-2000 in the States of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Punjab.