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47 medical tests to be conducted as part of Citizen Health Screening drive in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh approved 47 medical tests for people identified in surveys as having lifestyle diseases or at risk. The approval follows an NCD survey that identified 5.64 million people with various conditions, including residential welfare school students.
Why It Matters
The move enables targeted screening and early detection of non-communicable diseases at scale, using survey data to focus on high-risk groups.
Timeline
2 Events
NCD survey identifies 5,640,000 people and includes residential welfare school students
April 29, 2026
A department press release stated that, in the recent non-communicable diseases (NCD) survey, 5,640,000 people were identified as having different types of disease, including students of residential welfare schools.
Go-ahead to conduct 47 medical tests for at-risk individuals
April 29, 2026
The Minister for Health, Satya Kumar Yadav, approved conducting 47 medical tests for people identified in surveys as having lifestyle diseases or at risk of developing them.