By the end of this decade, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) like diabetes, hypertension, cancer, heart disease are projected to cost India over $4.58 trillion(1) in lost productivity, treatment costs, and untimely deaths. NCDs already account for 62 per cent of all deaths in the Southeast Asia region. In India alone, 5.8 million people die from NCDs every year, and one in four Indians faces the risk of dying from an NCD before turning 70. These a…
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