Introduction
Staff Details
Activities
Research and Publication
Technical Guidelines
Unit/Laboratories
Contact Us
Introduction
Public Health Preparedness & Non-Communicable Diseases
The Division of Public Health Preparedness and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) play a critical role in public health in India.
This division is dedicated to enhancing the country’s readiness and response to a wide range of public health threats by coordinating the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) and building epidemiologic capacity at the field level using One Health approach, improving risk communication, and developing surveillance for chemical events.
In the realm of NCDs, the division provides technical support to National Programmes:
- National Program for Prevention and Control of NCDs (NP-NCD)
- National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) as National Reference Centre
- National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis
Through these efforts, the Division of Public Health Preparedness and NCD is pivotal in promoting health security and resilience, ultimately contributing to a healthier and safer nation.
Mandate of the Division
- Enhance surveillance systems to generate early warning signals, enabling the early detection and prevention of disease outbreaks.
- Strengthen laboratory capacity for accurate and timely diagnosis.
- Foster multi-sectoral collaboration under the ‘One Health’ approach, integrating human, animal, and environmental health to prevent and control emerging and re-emerging diseases.
- Build resilient health systems and infrastructure, including surge capacity through national emergency medical teams and rapid response teams.
- Commit to increased investment in preparedness, including developing and implementing national action plans for disaster risk management, emergency preparedness, and response.
- Implement core capacities at Points of Entry to prevent the cross-border spread of diseases.
Staff Details
Staff Details
Dr. Meera Dhuria
MBBS, MD, MBA (HCA)
Joint Director
Other Staff in the Division
Dr. Garima Srivastava
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Deputy Assistant Director
Dr. Priyanka Kundra
MBBS, DNB (Anesthesia)
Senior Medical Officer
Mr. Kuldeep Singh
High School
Insect Collector
Activities
Activities
- Planning and Coordination for IHR Implementation:
- Coordinating with multiple agencies (EMR, DM Cell, ICMR, MoEF&CC, NHM, WHO, NDMA, NIDM etc) to strengthen IHR core capacities.
- Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for IHR event communication.
- Reporting annual progress on IHR implementation to WHO.
- Coordinating responses to alerts and notifications under IHR.
- Developing the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS).
- Conducting Intra-Action Reviews (IAR), After-Action Reviews (AAR), tabletop and simulation exercises.
- Strengthening Points of Entry (PoEs) through capacity building and designation review.
Two-day National Stakeholder Consultation on IHR from 22 – 23 Sep 2023 at NCDC with the primary objective to review the progress made in implementation of core capacities, monitoring & evaluation tools under IHR and to deliberate on the draft SoPs for IHR stakeholders.
- All-Hazard Capacity Building
- Enhancing field-level epidemiologic capacity across sectors through SectorConnect.
- Building capacity in risk communication and community engagement.
- Developing public health management skills for all hazards (CBRN) for various cadres.
- Enhancing surge capacity with trained national emergency medical teams and multi-sectoral rapid response teams
- Training lab personnel in biosafety and bio-risk management.
National Stakeholder Engagement for SectorConnect FEP-OH, 4-5 Sep 2023
- Surveillance for Chemical Events
- Establishing surveillance for acute chemical events using the IDSP-IHIP system.
- Creating a museum/demo center for chemical incident management.
- Networking with Poison Centres.
- National Biomonitoring Programme for Chemical Toxicants: Development of “National Biomonitoring Programme for Chemical Toxicants” for setting up of a National Surveillance System to assess and report exposure to heavy metals and other chemical toxicants in collaboration with Governmental and Non-Governmental stakeholders like AIIMS, CSIR, ICMR, CGWB, MoEF&CC, DCPC, WHO, etc. Technical Working Group meetings and meeting with stakeholder laboratories were held in the months of Oct – Nov 2023 followed by a two-day Stakeholder Engagement Workshop at NCDC, Delhi from 14 – 15 March 2024 to explore opportunities for linkages.
Stakeholder Engagement Workshop- National Biomonitoring Programme for Chemical Toxicants, 14-15 Mar 2024
- Collaborative Partnerships
- Collaborating with ministries for field epidemiology training in One Health and Joint Risk Assessment.
- Partnering with state health departments for capacity-building programs and IHR implementation.
- Working with international partners for capacity-building initiatives.
- As the “National Reference Centre” for National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP):
- Validation of Iodine content was performed in edible salt samples received from Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka in Jan, Aug and Nov 2023.
- Clinical Biochemistry Test Facility:
- Clinical Biochemistry test facility is available for 36 biochemical parameters, including blood sugar, lipid profile, liver function, kidney function, pancreatic function, thyroid function, electrolytes and micronutrients, urinary Iodine and serum & urinary Fluoride for officers and staff of NCDC, NCVBDC and Dte.GHS., MoHFW.
- Division is also in process of setting up of Biomonitoring Laboratory for chemical toxicants.
- Observance of events of public health importance:
- World Blood Donor Day, 2023 – A voluntary blood donation camp was organized in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Council and Blood Transfusion Services Division, Dte. GHS on 23 May 2023 wherein 50 units of blood were collected by the blood mobile bus facility.
- 9th International Day of Yoga – 2023 was organized on 23 June 2023 for the officers and staff of NCDC with a message to integrate Yoga into lifestyle for improved health and well-being.
- World Mental Health Day 2023 was observed at Indraprastha College for Women, DU, Delhi on 10 Oct 2023 and at NCDC in collaboration with NCVBDC on 10 Nov 2023.
Voluntary blood donation camp at NCDC, Delhi on 23 May 2023 in observance of the World Blood Donor Day
Research and Publication
Research projects and Publication (With website link):
- A study on Clinico-epidemiological profile of the COVID-19 patients admitted in tertiary care hospitals for treatment and management at Delhi.
Technical Guidelines
Unit/Laboratories
Laboratories/ units under the Division:
- IHR Secretariat
- SectorConnect: Field Epidemiology Programme in One Health
- Division of Biochemistry and Toxicology
- Wellness Centre
Contact Us
Contact Us
Full Mailing Address:
Public Health Preparedness & NCD, National Centre for Disease Control, 22- Sham Nath Marg, Delhi – 110054
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011-20836066
headncd@gmail.com
