Indian Health ministry adviced to medical professionals stay away from
booze at conferences and events . “Being health professionals, we should
follow the healthy life style and it may be adviced that alcohol in any
form may be avoided in medical conferences, workshops and seminars”, the
directions issued. The Health ministry further stated health professionals
should set an example of a good habit which can be emulated by others and
initiative to be started with doctors and then to others to initiative.
The directions from Union Health Ministry was in the view of rise of
NCDs (Non Communicable Diseases) led with 27percent overall mortality cause
followed by chronic respiratory diseases (11percent), cancers (3 pc) and
others with 13 pc as per the WHO -NCD India profile 2018.
Rise of NCDs has been driven by primarily four major risk factors-
Tobacco use, Physical Inactivity, Harmful Use of Alcohol and Unhealthy
Diet. Alcohol is linked to many diseases and Injury conditions including
liver cirrhosis along with liver and other cancers and hemorrhage strokes.
About 5.1 pc of the global burden of disease and injury was attributed to
alcohol.
booze at conferences and events . “Being health professionals, we should
follow the healthy life style and it may be adviced that alcohol in any
form may be avoided in medical conferences, workshops and seminars”, the
directions issued. The Health ministry further stated health professionals
should set an example of a good habit which can be emulated by others and
initiative to be started with doctors and then to others to initiative.
The directions from Union Health Ministry was in the view of rise of
NCDs (Non Communicable Diseases) led with 27percent overall mortality cause
followed by chronic respiratory diseases (11percent), cancers (3 pc) and
others with 13 pc as per the WHO -NCD India profile 2018.
Rise of NCDs has been driven by primarily four major risk factors-
Tobacco use, Physical Inactivity, Harmful Use of Alcohol and Unhealthy
Diet. Alcohol is linked to many diseases and Injury conditions including
liver cirrhosis along with liver and other cancers and hemorrhage strokes.
About 5.1 pc of the global burden of disease and injury was attributed to
alcohol.
