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Micro Hospitals Key in Battling Non-Communicable Diseases, Say Experts

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New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Micro hospitals, which replace fragmented tertiary models with specialist-led coordinated care and reduced wait times, can play a crucial role in the country’s fight against the rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), said experts on Saturday.NCDs, which include diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and obesity, affect over million in India and are behind 63 per cent of all deaths, as per the WHO data.The rising burden of NCDs is also affecting the healthcare sy…