New Delhi, Nov 18
India is committed to reducing the burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung and airway disease that affects breathing, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World COPD Day on Tuesday.
COPD is a common lung disease that restricts airflow and is sometimes called emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
World COPD Day is an annual global initiative aimed at raising awareness about the preventable and treatable lung disease.
In a post on social media platform X, Nadda stated that through the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD), the government is working for early detection and treatment.