{"id":114804,"date":"2021-06-25T10:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114804"},"modified":"2021-06-25T10:51:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:21:14","slug":"the-unseen-cost-of-covids-long-shadow-on-india-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-unseen-cost-of-covids-long-shadow-on-india-editorial\/","title":{"rendered":"The unseen cost of covid\u2019s long shadow on India\u00a0(Editorial)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How Covid-19 impacted other healthcare conditions?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Context:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ever since\u00a0the inception of pandemic,\u00a0India\u2019s collective attention, resources and energy of the health system have focused only on\u00a0the coronavirus.\u00a0This left every\u00a0other health-related concern\u00a0to take\u00a0a back seat. This\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">covid-induced shadow<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0has already worsened the \u201croutine&#8221; ailments of many.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0evidence\u00a0of neglecting other diseases?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Even<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0normal immunization schedules and health services<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for women and children have suffered because of the battle against covid-19. This has so far\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">infected more than 30 million Indians<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The functioning of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">National\u00a0Programme\u00a0for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(NPCDCS)\u00a0was seriously hit by the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">This result in,\u00a0more people\u00a0are\u00a0approaching hospitals with diseases like cancer at an advanced stage, uncontrolled diabetes, heart ailments, and\u00a0more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Around\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">30% fewer people with cardiac emergencies could reach health facilities\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in rural areas in March 2021 than last year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The recently published\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">National NCD Monitoring Survey (NNMS)\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">showed some\u00a0important\u00a0figures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Two in five adults have three or more risk factors for NCDs.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The longer they stay out of the health system\u2019s radar\u2014either due to fear of covid or due to limited access\u2014the more susceptible they would become to illnesses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">lockdowns and restrictions on movement\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">have also\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">changed the lifestyle\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">of people. This has resulted in\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">obesity and\u00a0increased the risk of diabetes and hypertension.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stroke rehabilitation and stroke prevention, adequate and optimal control of stroke risk factors\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">have all taken a hit.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fallout on the fight against tuberculosis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0India reported a 24% year-on-year fall in tuberculosis registrations last year, according to the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">India TB Report 2021<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0This makes\u00a0India\u2019s pre-pandemic aim to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global target date a tougher one.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What\u00a0will be\u00a0the\u00a0expected\u00a0outcomes of this neglect?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The already heavy burden of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">non-communicable diseases (NCDs)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014diabetes, hypertension, kidney ailments and stroke\u2014is almost\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">certain to rise<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many health\u00a0experts believe that the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">health deficit of the early 2020s\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">might leave\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">generational ripples<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Even threatening the gains that the country had achieved earlier\u00a0with decades-old battle against a slew of ailments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Another study also\u00a0showed that the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">onset of diabetes during the covid era is more severe than in the pre-covid\u00a0era.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The study done by the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Cancer Grid,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0predicted an additional 98,650-131,500 cancer deaths within the next five years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Health Organization (WHO) survey\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">released in May 2020 projected\u00a0an\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">increase\u00a0in deaths due to heart ailments, cancer, diabetes, and other diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">India is also\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">likely to miss the deadline for the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">such as kala azar and lymphatic filariasis.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-114805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/How-Covid-19-impacted-other-healthcare-conditions.png?resize=750%2C1875&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"impacted-other-healthcare-conditions.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/How-Covid-19-impacted-other-healthcare-conditions.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/How-Covid-19-impacted-other-healthcare-conditions.png?resize=120%2C300&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/How-Covid-19-impacted-other-healthcare-conditions.png?resize=410%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/How-Covid-19-impacted-other-healthcare-conditions.png?resize=768%2C1920&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/How-Covid-19-impacted-other-healthcare-conditions.png?resize=614%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Suggestions to focus on overall health care:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Focus on ending the Covid-19 cycle faster<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0A rapid ramp up in vaccination and concerted efforts to mitigate the third wave of covid will certainly help. It would offer some breathing room for healthcare institutions\u00a0and provide time to\u00a0re-focus their attention toward the\u00a0other\u00a0treatments such as\u00a0NCDs and more common\u00a0ailments<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Switch towards digital means<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0NNMS\u00a0(National Non-Communicable Disease Monitoring Survey)\u00a0calls for a rapid spike in the use of telemedicine and teleconsultation. It is\u00a0particularly\u00a0important\u00a0for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Strengthening community-level healthcare<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: The pandemic experience shown that the lack of access to healthcare services in the prime cause for\u00a0all these menaces. So, India\u00a0has to\u00a0strengthen community level healthcare to improve access to health care and\u00a0prevent India from future such\u00a0scenarios.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/the-cost-of-covid-s-long-shadow-on-india-11624461420844.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">LiveMint<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Covid-19 impacted other healthcare conditions?\u00a0\u00a0 Context:\u00a0\u00a0 Ever since\u00a0the inception of pandemic,\u00a0India\u2019s collective attention, resources and energy of the health system have focused only on\u00a0the coronavirus.\u00a0This left every\u00a0other health-related concern\u00a0to take\u00a0a back seat. This\u00a0covid-induced shadow\u00a0has already worsened the \u201croutine&#8221; ailments of many.\u00a0 What\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0evidence\u00a0of neglecting other diseases?\u00a0 Even\u00a0normal immunization schedules and health services\u00a0for women and children&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-unseen-cost-of-covids-long-shadow-on-india-editorial\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The unseen cost of covid\u2019s long shadow on India\u00a0(Editorial)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,8043,9],"tags":[8232,758,8231],"class_list":["post-114804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-current-affairs-cat","category-public","tag-national-ncd-monitoring-survey","tag-non-communicable-diseases","tag-npcdcs","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704780130},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}