{"id":17055,"date":"2026-01-03T16:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\/?page_id=17055"},"modified":"2026-10-06T06:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:52:55","slug":"ncds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\/ncds\/","title":{"rendered":"NCDs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17055\" class=\"elementor elementor-17055\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581cd440 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"581cd440\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8bec3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c8bec3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a54970 exad-sticky-section-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40a54970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NCDs\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7ea39e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e7ea39e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e08ae exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c6e08ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4523f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b4523f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9c7af9 exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b9c7af9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf338c animated-slow exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bf338c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Addressing the Hidden Burden Behind Tuberculosis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca96d5 animated-slow exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca96d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntegrated Care for TB and Co-morbidities: Tuberculosis frequently affects individuals already living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic respiratory conditions, and mental health disorders. These co-morbidities weaken immunity, delay diagnosis, complicate treatment, and significantly increase the risk of poor outcomes, including mortality\u2014making TB more difficult to detect, manage, and cure.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13142a animated-slow exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13142a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognizing this hidden burden, TB Alert India has adopted a comprehensive, integrated care approach that goes beyond TB treatment. By incorporating integrated screening, targeted counselling, and strengthened community health systems, TBAI ensures the delivery of holistic, person-centred care that addresses the underlying conditions influencing treatment success.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcfc32 animated-slow exad-sticky-section-no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abcfc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the post\u2013COVID-19 context, TBAI has further strengthened collaborations with Primary Health Centres\/Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, government health departments, and key stakeholders to improve care linkages and reduce out-of-pocket (catastrophic) expenditure. This approach enables expanded support across a broader range of health conditions beyond TB, ensuring more accessible, equitable, and integrated healthcare for affected communities.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e205d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9e205d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54d8477 exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"54d8477\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f181a exad-sticky-section-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_content_grid2\" data-id=\"b0f181a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_content_grid2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Content Grid -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='fancybox-css' href='https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/fancybox3\/jquery.fancybox.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Content Grid *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_content_grid2_elementor_b0f181a * {\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\t\n}\n\n#uc_content_grid2_elementor_b0f181a .uc_post_grid_style_one_wrap {\n\tdisplay: grid;\n}\n\n#uc_content_grid2_elementor_b0f181a .uc_post_grid_style_one_image {\n\twidth: 100%;\n\toverflow: hidden;\n\tdisplay: block; 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TB & Diabetes \u2013 Breaking the Cycle of Dual Risk<\/h3>\n                    \n      <div class=\"ue-item-text\"><p>\nPeople with diabetes are at a significantly higher risk of developing TB, and poor glycaemic control adversely affects TB treatment outcomes. To address this dual burden, TBAI integrates on-the-spot diabetes screening using glucometers at community health camps and ensures bi-directional screening for both diseases.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn addition, TBAI provides tailored diet counselling, promotes medication adherence, and supports sustainable lifestyle modifications to improve metabolic control. Strong linkages with nearby Primary Health Centres\/Ayushman Arogya Mandirs further ensure continuity of care, enabling better treatment outcomes and overall recovery for affected individuals.\n\n<\/p><\/div>      \n            \n    <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue-item \">\n     \n    \n  <div class=\"uc_content padding\">\n        \n    <div class=\"ue-content-wrapper\">\n      \n                              \t<h3 class=\"ue-item-title\">2. TB & Hypertension \u2013 Tackling the Silent Pressure<\/h3>\n                    \n      <div class=\"ue-item-text\"><p>\nHypertension is highly prevalent yet often undiagnosed among adults over 30 years of age and is also common among people with TB. Through its community engagement initiatives, TBAI has incorporated routine blood pressure screening into all community health camps.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIndividuals with elevated readings are promptly referred to Primary Health Centres\/Ayushman Arogya Mandirs for confirmation and treatment. TBAI teams provide counselling on salt reduction, physical activity, medication adherence, and the relationship between TB-related fatigue and high blood pressure.\n<\/p><\/div>      \n            \n    <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue-item \">\n     \n    \n  <div class=\"uc_content padding\">\n        \n    <div class=\"ue-content-wrapper\">\n      \n                              \t<h3 class=\"ue-item-title\">3. TB & Chronic Lung Diseases \u2013 Strengthening Respiratory Health<\/h3>\n                    \n      <div class=\"ue-item-text\"><p>\nTo improve overall respiratory health among vulnerable populations, TBAI integrates screening for chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD and asthma. Digital and handheld spirometers, along with AI-enabled chest X-ray machines, are deployed as part of community health camps to provide doorstep diagnostic services.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThese services are particularly focused on high-risk groups such as stone-cutting, crushing, and polishing workers, and other communities exposed to silica dust. TBAI facilitates early diagnosis, links individuals to appropriate treatment, and offers counselling on smoking cessation, nutrition, treatment adherence, and pulmonary rehabilitation.\n<\/p><\/div>      \n            \n    <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue-item \">\n     \n    \n  <div class=\"uc_content padding\">\n        \n    <div class=\"ue-content-wrapper\">\n      \n                              \t<h3 class=\"ue-item-title\">4. Mental Health \u2013 Healing Beyond the Body<\/h3>\n                    \n      <div class=\"ue-item-text\"><p>\nMental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, social isolation, and stigma, significantly affect treatment adherence and overall recovery across diseases. Recognising this correlation, TBAI provides psychosocial counselling, links individuals to the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), and conducts regular follow-up.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis integrated psychosocial support ensures that care addresses both the physical and emotional dimensions of TB, as well as other non-communicable disease conditions.\n<\/p><\/div>      \n            \n    <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>  \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Content Grid -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCDs Addressing the Hidden Burden Behind Tuberculosis Integrated Care for TB and Co-morbidities: Tuberculosis frequently affects individuals already living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic respiratory conditions, and mental health disorders. These co-morbidities weaken immunity, delay diagnosis, complicate treatment, and significantly increase the risk of poor outcomes, including mortality\u2014making TB more difficult to detect, manage, and cure. 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