INFORMATION USE FOR DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL AT HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL LEVEL: A REVIEW

Abstract

The Ministry of Public Health has given the importance and assigned the policy to reduce the risk and illness of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially diabetes hypertension since 1997 until the present day, from indicator of disease screening to indicator of reducing the incidence of a new illness case. Results from the Thai National Health Examination Survey V (NHES V); age of 15 years old upwards, in the year 2004, 2009, 2014, informed an increase of diabetes prevalence (6.6%, 6.9% and 8.9%) and hypertension prevalence (22.0%, 21.4% and 24.7%). The targets cover the issues relating to disease control and health service systems. Diabetes and hypertension are also included in 9 global NCDs targets, which are “halt the rise in diabetes and obesity” and “a 25% relative reduction in the prevalence of raised blood pressure or contain the prevalence of raised blood pressure, according to national circumstances. Using information of evidence-based science or empirical data, is, at a level, to confirm that the past operation of reducing the risk and illness of diabetes and hypertension by providing risk group screening and health service treatments within the responsible area.