Bapatla reports the highest number of hypertension and diabetes cases and the lowest ASR district

Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav is appealing to those yet to be screened to get tested as the NCD 4.0 survey will end soon. | Photo credit: File Photo

As many as 2.82 lakh people have been screened for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Andhra Pradesh under the NCD 4.0 programme, covering 66.05% of the target population aged 18 years and above, Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said.

Officials announced that surveys have been completed among 3,71,86,846 people or 86.97% of the target population till August 31, the minister said on Tuesday. However, 2,82,38,795 people were actually screened because some residents were unavailable at home, migrated or died.

Screenings in the state identified 59.29 million cases of hypertension and 48.15 million cases of diabetes. Of these, 11.79 lakh hypertension and 10.72 lakh diabetes cases were newly detected through the latest NCD 4.0 survey, while the remaining were identified in earlier surveys.

Bapatla recorded the highest proportion of hypertension cases at 19.65%. For diabetes, Bapatla topped the list with 16.89%, followed by West Godavari (15.89%) and East Godavari (15.23%).

Alluri Sitharama Raju district reported the lowest prevalence of both hypertension (5.63%) and diabetes (1.51%).

Mr Satya Kumar attributed the lower incidence in the predominantly tribal district partly to a traditional lifestyle involving a natural diet and more physical activity and called for a scientific study.

Sri Sathya Sai (8.47%), Annamayya (9.93%) and Chittoor (10.10%) districts followed ASR district in lower incidence rates.

Cancer screening also identified 22,110 suspected cases of oral cancer, 14,822 cases of breast cancer, and 18,837 cases of cervical cancer for further evaluation. Follow-up tests confirmed 2,026 cases of oral cancer, 3,571 cases of breast cancer, and 2,076 cases of cervical cancer.

Health and Family Commissioner Chakradhar Babu briefed the minister about its progress. Mr. Satya Kumar appealed to those yet to be screened to cooperate with health workers and get tested, saying that the NCD 4.0 survey would close soon.

Published – 01 Sep 2026 20:57 IST