Even as a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is sweeping across India with surges in rates of infections and number of mortalities, a recently released report by Assocham and the Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, on the risks posed by non-communicable diseases in the country, draws our attention to this under-reported but important healthcare issue.
Take for instance this shocker: Air pollution – both outdoor and indoor – is the single most deadly NCD that accounts for 76% of India’s chronic illnesses.