{"id":26075,"date":"2025-02-12T17:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=26075"},"modified":"2025-02-12T17:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:00:51","slug":"ministry-to-provide-free-test-of-non-communicable-disease-for-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=26075","title":{"rendered":"Ministry to provide free test of non-communicable disease for month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">KATHMANDU &#8211;\u00a0 The Ministry of Health and Population is to provide free tests for noncommunicable diseases for a month. The service beginning tomorrow (February 13) will continue till the end of Fagun (March 13).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The campaign will be focused on increasing civic awareness on non-transmissible diseases and their prevention. According to Ministry Spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki, people above 30 will be provided free tests for diabetes, hypertension and kidney-related issues with the measurements of body weight and height.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nation&#8217;s population above 50 is 14,090,000. The services for them will be available in health institutions at the local levels. Earlier on December 2, 2023, Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, endorsed a directive for the month-long campaign on non-communicable diseases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, the Ministry is preparing to launch a free screening test for cervical cancer in the month of Fagun (February-March).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU &#8211;\u00a0 The Ministry of Health and Population is to provide free tests for noncommunicable diseases for a month. The service beginning tomorrow (February 13) will continue till the end of Fagun (March 13). 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