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CHENNAI: Efforts are on to introduce two MD courses, one in Diabetology and the other in Non Communicable Diseases, at Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, its Vice-Chancellor Meer Mustafa Hussain said on Friday. While a lot of money was being ploughed into communicable diseases, it was not the case with non communicable diseases (NCD), a field in which not much inroad have been made in the country. Speaking at the inaugural function of a national seminar on prevention of NCD, organised by Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) and the University of Alabama, Birmingham, US (UAB), Dr. Hussain said there was a compelling need in India to nurture and train faculty in NCD. Congratulating the staff of MDRF and Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Speciality Centre for taking up research and treatment work on diabetes with commitment, he also promised that the Ph.D. programme that the centre was offering, which had been discontinued, would be revived. He also urged V. Mohan, president, MDRF, to conduct short-term certificate courses recognised by Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University. Another suggestion to the research team was to develop a vaccine for diabetes. Some work had already been done in this regard at the university, he said, adding that it was a process of identifying the antibodies that cause insulin resistance, antagonise them and develop a vaccine to counteract them in the human body. Making a presentation on the current scenario with reference to diabetes, Dr. Mohan said NCD had overtaken communicable diseases as the largest cause of mortality and morbidity in India. According to facts provided in the International Diabetes Foundation’s Diabetes Atlas, India currently has 41 million people living with diabetes. In 2025, this is expected to grow up to 70 million, he added. “The country cannot afford treatment of diabetes, let alone its complications. The need of the hour is prevention,” Dr. Mohan said. Dale Williams, Associate Director, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama, said the idea was to train people as far as possible within the country itself. Rema Mohan, vice-president, MDRF, made a presentation on the growth of the treatment and research centres. Deepa Raj, head, Clinical Laboratory, spoke about the MDRF-UAB partnership funded by the National Institutes of Health, US. S.K. Rajan, Emeritus Professor and Chairman, Board of Studies for Higher Specialities, TN Dr.MGR Medical University, released the Indian Diabetes Risk Score kit developed by MDRF and recommended that the varsity recognise the Foundation as a centre of excellence. A.S.Venkatesh, representative of Rotary International, said the clubs were willing to collaborate against NCD, much in the manner that they had done for Polio and Red Measles in the country.
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