WHD
NCD Screening
NCD Risk factors
NCD Management
NCD Prevention
NCD Others
100
Observed on October 29th, this day emphasizes the "Time is Brain" concept
What is World Stroke Day?
100
According to MoHFW guidelines, the recommended frequency for screening common NCDs (HTN, DM, Oral, Breast, Cervical Ca) for eligible populations is once in this many years.
What is 5 years?
100
The "25 by 25" global target adopted by India aims to reduce premature mortality from NCDs by 25% by the year 2025. Premature mortality is defined as death occurring between these two ages.
What is 30 and 70 years?
100
The "75/25" initiative launched by the Union Health Ministry aims to screen and place 75 million people with these two conditions on standard care by 2025.
What are Hypertension and Diabetes?
100
This Tamil Nadu state flagship scheme, often cited as a model for "doorstep delivery" of NCD care, delivers hypertension and diabetes drugs to patients aged 45+ and those with restricted mobility.
What is MTM (Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam)?
100
This is the most common cause of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in India, necessitating dialysis or transplant.
What is Diabetic Nephropathy?
200
February 4th is marked globally to raise awareness for this group of diseases, with the recent multi-year theme being "Close the Care Gap."
What is World Cancer Day?
200
For cervical cancer screening in primary health settings (PHC/CHC), NP-NCD guidelines recommend this low-cost test instead of a Pap smear.
What is VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid)?
200
The World Health Organization (WHO) and NP-NCD recommend at least this many minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week for adults to prevent NCDs.
What is 150 minutes?
200
The NP-NCD guidelines classify a woman as "Screen Positive" for cervical cancer on VIA if this specific visual color is observed on the cervix after applying 5% acetic acid.
What is a dense aceto-white lesion (near the squamocolumnar junction)?
200
In 2023, the Ministry of Health renamed the NPCDCS program to this, dropping the specific diseases (Cancer, Diabetes, CVDs, Stroke) from the title to broaden its scope to all non-communicable diseases.
What is NP-NCD?
200
WHO recommends consuming at least ---- grams of fruits & vegetables daily to prevent NCDs.
What are Fruits and Vegetables?
300
International Day promoted by the Govt of India as a means to improve physical and mental health (and prevent NCDs) is celebrated on on June 21st
What is International Yoga Day?
300
For oral cancer screening, health workers look for white or red patches in the mouth, technically known as these two conditions.
What are Leukoplakia and Erythroplakia?
300
According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2 (GATS-2), roughly this percentage of adults in India uses tobacco in some form (smoked or smokeless).
What is 28.6% (Accept 28-29%)?
300
For an Acute Ischemic Stroke, IV Thrombolysis (e.g., with tPA) must be administered within this "Golden Window" period from symptom onset.
What is 4.5 Hours?
300
Under the Ayushman Bharat & NP-NCD guidelines, population-based screening for NCDs (Hypertension, Diabetes, and common Cancers) begins at this age.
What is 30 years?
300
The acronym "DALY" is the sum of these two components used to measure the disease burden.
What are YLL (Years of Life Lost) and YLD (Years Lived with Disability)?
400
World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14th, this day as it is .............
What is birthday of Sir Frederick Banting?
400
According to WHO and NP-NCD guidelines, population-based screening for breast, oral, and cervical cancer should be conducted for all men and women over this age.
What is 30 Years?
400
The "MPOWER" package by WHO is a strategy to control this specific risk factor.
What is Tobacco Use?
400
This term describes the model used in STEMI management where smaller facilities (non-PCI) stabilize and thrombolyse patients before transferring them to advanced cardiac centers.
What is the Hub and Spoke Model?
400
This 2003 Act serves as the primary legal framework for tobacco control in India, prohibiting smoking in public places and advertisement of tobacco products.
What is COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act)?
400
This digital initiative allows doctors to provide remote tele-consultations to patients in Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs), crucial for NCD follow-up in rural areas.
What is eSanjeevani?
500
This day, observed on September 29th, focuses on preventing cardiovascular diseases, the world's leading cause of death.
What is World Heart Day?
500
This acronym is used to teach the community and first responders to recognize the signs of a Stroke
What is BE-FAST? (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech, Time).
500
1.What is HPV Papilloma?
2. What are the vaccines to prevent this?
500
For STEMI management at a Spoke center (non-PCI capable), the "Door-to-Needle" time goal for initiating fibrinolytic therapy is within this many minutes.
What is 30 minutes?
500
The "__ ____ ______" movement, which targets NCD prevention through diet (reducing salt, sugar, and trans fats), is led by FSSAI as a regulatory body.
What is "Eat Right India" movement?
500
Adopted for India's National NCD Monitoring Survey (NNMS), this standardized framework collects data in three sequential phases: behavioral questionnaires, physical measurements, and biochemical tests.
What is WHO STEPS Surveillance (or the STEPS approach)?