A civic health campaign has exposed a silent epidemic among women in the city — hypertension. Conducted by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) under the Union Health Ministry’s ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’ initiative, the drive ran from September 17 to October 2, 2025, screening 66,468 citizens across 16 urban primary health centres.
The findings were alarming: 49,364 women and men were flagged with high blood pressure, making hypertension the single largest health threat detected. Medical officers warned that most of these cases were previously undiagnosed, proving how the “silent killer” continues to go unnoticed until serious complications arise.
Other screenings during the campaign included 24,346 diabetes checks, 23,053 cancer tests for oral, breast, and cervical cancers, 5,941 anemia screenings, 5,447 tuberculosis tests, and 4,266 sickle cell checks, with 310 official cards distributed. The drive also examined 3,084 pregnant women and immunized 3,271 children, while 62,894 citizens received health counseling on lifestyle, nutrition, and preventive care.
In addition, 1,706 Ayushman Bharat and Vay Vandana Yojana health cards were generated, 232 units of blood were collected, and through the Nikshay Mitra initiative, 258 individuals and organizations pledged to adopt tuberculosis patients, offering nutritional and medical support.
Officials stressed that the campaign’s results are a wake-up call for Nagpur. Hypertension, once considered a disease of old age, is now gripping women in alarming numbers. The message is blunt — a family’s health collapses when a woman’s health is ignored.
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