Question : CONTROL OF DISEASES

(a) whether the Government has made any assessment to ascertain the number of people suffering from various diseases including communicable and noncommunicable diseases;

(b) if so, the details alongwith the outcome thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) the schemes proposed/being run by the Government to control above diseases including communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the country;

(d) whether the funds allocated under the above schemes to control various diseases have been fully and properly utilised by the State Governments; and

(e) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and if not, the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY)

(a)&(b) An assessment of the causes of death in India by Registrar General of India based on the data relating to period 2001-2003, following are the top ten causes.

Rank	Cause of Death	Percentage 
1.	Cardiovascular Diseases	18.8
2.	COPD, asthma, other	8.7	respiratory Diseases
3.	Diarrhoeal Diseases	8.1
4.	Perinatal Conditions	6.3
5.	Respiratory infections	6.2
6.	Tuberculosis	6.0
7.	Malignant and other neoplasms	5.7
8.	Senility	5.1
9.	Unintentional injuries: Other	4.9
10.	Symptoms signs and ill-	4.8	defined conditions

As regard major diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Leprosy, TB, HIV/AIDS, Cancer and Blindness, the reported / estimated cases are given in Annexure-I to VIII. It is estimated that there are about 105 persons with mental illness per lakh population in India.

(c) Following major programmes are in place for prevention and control of

I. Communicable Diseases

1. National AIDS Control Programme

2. National Leprosy Eradication Programme

3. National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme

4. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme

II. Non Communicable Diseases

1. National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, Stroke

2. National Mental Health Programme

3. National Blindness Control Programme

(d)&(e) The details of the funds allocated/released and utilized under the various programmes during the last three years are given in Annexure-IX.

Question : CONTROL OF DISEASES

Answer given by the minister

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