Screening Program in Hilihang Rural Municipality Reveals Non-Communicable Diseases in 12% of Residents

Phalgunanda, Panchthar. Twelve percent of people have shown signs of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the screening program operated by Hilihang Rural Municipality. Out of 443 individuals over 30 years of age in the community who underwent health checks, symptoms of NCDs such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney problems were observed in 12 percent of them.Chandra Prasad Sharma Ghimire, Chief of the Health Branch of the Rural Municipality, informed that this situation was revealed after examining people who did not come for health check-ups and those busy with their own work in the community. Ghimire stated that people suffering...