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    Strengthening, Monitoring and Control System for NCDs

    Dhaka, November 17: Awareness, change in food habit and lifestyle, and early diagnosis and treatment can save many people affected by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from premature death.

    Health experts made the observation at a national workshop on ‘Strengthening, Monitoring, Control System for NCDs at Various Levels of Health Delivery Systems’ held at Brac Centre in Dhaka on Tuesday (Nov 17).

    They said regular exercise, decrease in consumption of salt, sugar and high-cholesterol foods and pursuit of a healthy lifestyle can control NCDs like diabetes, hypertension, cancer and kidney diseases and cut NCD-resultant premature death rates.