NCD, Health Promotion and Research Unit
Introduction
The NCD, Health Promotion and Research Unit (NCDHPRU) was set up at a time when the Ministry of Health and Wellness felt that there was an urgent need for a unit to look into the rising problems of non-communicable diseases and also to help in the communicable diseases programme. Thus, the unit was entrusted with the mission to organise, coordinate and execute health intervention programmes pertaining to prevention and control of NCDs as well as to improve quality of life and well-being of the population through promotion of health.
Moreover, the Unit was assigned with the mobilizing of the community in the prevention of non-communicable diseases and its associated risks, conducting research projects/surveys, organising Health International Events and in formulating strategies against emerging infectious disease. Hence, the Unit is day by day assuming additional responsibilities and becoming increasingly important as it is acting as a catalyst in the development of community health, health promotion and in the prevention of communicable disease.
This Unit is divided into seven main pillars namely:
- Early Detection and Screening of NCDs and Health Promotion
- Promotion Of Physical Activities
- Prevention Of Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Sensitization/Health Education Campaigns
- Events, Workshop and Training
- Surveys
- Research And Publications
Vision
A healthy nation with a constantly improving standard of life
Mission
- Improve quality of life and well-being of the population through the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), promote healthy lifestyles and reduce associated environmental risk factors
- Organise, coordinate and execute health intervention programmes pertaining to prevention of NCDs and health promotion activities
- Harness the potential of Information and Communication Technology to enhance communication in population using new technologies (ICT) and Health Literacy Programme
- Ensure that available human, financial and physical resources lead to the achievement of better health outcomes.
Objectives
- Screen as many people for NCDs as possible at worksites, schools and outreach regions and in the community at large.
- Enhance the health status of the community by means of nutritional intervention and increased physical activity.
- Improvise infrastructural facilities to promote physical activity in the community.
- Organise and dispense talks, health education and counselling to prevent the onset of NCDs and also to prevent complications.
- Offer opportunities for lifestyle management.
- Sensitise and mobilize the community and enlist their participation in health activities.
- Empower the community to take control of their health.
- Act as facilitator in National and International Conference / Workshop.
- Organize and conduct Research / Survey on NCDs.
Name | Designation | Phone | Fax | |
Dr the Honorable Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal | Minster of Health and Wellness | 2011910 | 2144293 | |
Mrs D.C.A.R Seewooruthun | Senior Chief Executive | 2011912 | 208 0376 | |
Dr B. Ori | Director General Health Services | 201 2692 | 201 1039 | |
Mrs. Z. B. Lallmahomed | Permanent Secretary | 2011921/ 2013719 | 208 1147 | |
Mr D.Dassaye | Permanent Secretary | 201 2728 | 201 3340 | |
Mr D. Conhye | Permanent Secretary | 2011902 | 201 3659 | |
Dr. S. Kowlessur, CSK | Director Health Promotion and Research | 201 1929 | 2133770 | |
Mrs. S.Kalasoptan-Chellen | Ag.Deputy Permanent Secretary | 201 3488 | 208 1140 | |
Mr J. L.D Bhujoharry | Assistant Permanent Secretary | 201 1514 | 208 7222 |
The NCD, Health Promotion and Research Unit, Head Quarter and the five regional NCD, Health Promotion Sub Units are under the supervision and responsibility of the Director, Dr Sudhir Kowlessur, CSK.
NCD-HP & RESEARCH UNIT STAFF:
Dedicated officers from a wide range of the grades namely Director Health Promotion and Research, Chief Health Promotion And Research Coordinator, Nursing Supervisor, Specialized Health Promotion Nurse, Nursing Officer, Specialized Health Care Assistant, Health Care Assistant, Community Health Care Officer, Nutritionist, Office Management Assistant, Management Support Officer, Service To Mauritius, Community Health Development Motivator, Medical Health Officer, Physical Instructors and Statistician, work at the NCD & Health Promotion Unit to promote the health status of the population.
NCD, Health Promotion and Research Unit, Head Quarters | |
Address: | 8th Floor, Emmanuel Anquetil Building, Port Louis |
Email Address: | |
Telephone Number: | 201 -1929 |
Fax Number: | 213- 3770 |
The main office of the NCD & Health Promotion Unit is situated at the Head Quarters, E. Anquetil Building, Port Louis. In addition, there are five sub offices in the five different health regions as follows:
SN | Region | Address | Email Address | Telephone Number | Coordinates of Location |
1 | NCD Health Promotion and Research Unit, Jeetoo Hospital | Atchia Building, Corner Suffren and Mgr Gonin St Port Louis | 2130037 | ||
2 | NCD Health Promotion and Research Unit, SSRN Hospital | SSRN Quarters | 2431339 | ||
3 | NCD Health Promotion and Research Unit, Flacq Hospital | La Source, Ayurvedic Building, Flacq | 4137221 | ||
4 | NCD Health Promotion and Research Unit, Victoria Hospital | La Caverne, Area Health Center | 6975120 | ||
5 | NCD Health Promotion and Research Unit, JNH Hospital | Royal Road, Dr H.Nakajima Mediclinic, L’escalier | 6368310 |
NCD and Health Promotion Pillars
The NCD, Health Promotion and Research Unit, Rodrigues
The Ministry of Health and Wellness, Rodrigues Regional Assembly/ Commission for Health and Others with the collaboration of external investigators have conducted various surveys in Rodrigues. Some of the recent survey conducted at Rodrigues were the Rodrigues NCD Survey 2022 and Rodrigues Nutrition Survey 2023 which will be conducted as from 25 July – 04 August 2023, for the age group 5 to 74 years to collect data on food and nutrient intakes in the population.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness, Rodrigues Regional Assembly/ Commission for Health and Others, in collaboration with Monash University, Australia conducted the Rodrigues NCD survey to determine the prevalence and study the trends of NCDs in Rodrigues. The survey started on 04 November 2022 and ended on 05 November 2022. A total number of 972 participants, aged between 20 to 74 years attended the survey, with a response rate of 77.8 %.
The activities carried out during Rodrigues NCD Survey 2022
Moreover, the Unit was assigned with the mobilizing of the community in the prevention of non-communicable diseases and its associated risks, conducting research projects/surveys, organising Health International Events and in formulating strategies against emerging infectious disease. Hence, the Unit is day by day assuming additional responsibilities and becoming increasingly important as it is acting as a catalyst in the development of community health, health promotion and in the prevention of communicable disease.
This Unit is divided into seven main pillars namely:
- Early Detection and Screening of NCDs and Health Promotion
- Promotion Of Physical Activities
- Prevention Of Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Sensitization/Health Education Campaigns
- Events, Workshop and Training
- Surveys
- Research And Publications
The Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Rodrigues Regional Assembly and the Commission for Health and Others are undertaking the Rodrigues Nutrition Survey 2023 from 25 July to 04 August 2023. The Launching Ceremony was performed by Mr D. Dassaye, Permanent Secretary, Dr S. Kowlessur, C.S.K, Director Health Promotion and Research and Mr S. Kalasopatan-Chellen, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary on Tuesday 25 July 2023 at the Baie Lascar Football Ground, Port Mathurin.
The survey will be carried out in five clusters namely:
- Port Mathurin
- Baie aux Huitres
- La Ferme
- Petit Gabriel
- Grande Montagne
Research and Studies
Copyright
Authors own the original copyrights to materials they write. Articles published in these journals are in the public domain. However, anyone using the material is requested to properly cite and acknowledge the source.
SN | Year Published | Title | Links | Category |
1 | February 2009 | BMI compared with central obesity indicators as a predictor of diabetes incidence in Mauritius. | Diabetes | |
2 | February 2009 | Genetic influences on type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome related quantitative traits in Mauritius. | Diabetes | |
3 | October 2009 | Risk prediction models for the development of diabetes in Mauritian Indians | Diabetes | |
4 | June 2010 | Mortality, All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease, over 15 Years in Multiethnic Mauritius: Impact of diabetes and intermediate forms of glucose tolerance | Diabetes | |
5 | June 2010 | Genome-wide scan identifies a quantitative trait locus at 4p15.3 for serum urate. | Hypertension, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases | |
6 | August 2011 | Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci. | Diabetes | |
7 | January 2012 | Explaining the Increase of Diabetes Prevalence and Plasma Glucose in Mauritius | Diabetes | |
8 | April 2012 | The influence of hip circumference on the relationship between abdominal obesity and mortality | cardiovascular disease | |
9 | November 2012 | All-cause cancer mortality over 15 years in multi-ethnic Mauritius: the impact of diabetes and intermediate forms of glucose tolerance | Diabetes | |
10 | April 2012 | The influence of hip circumference on the relationship between abdominal obesity and mortality | OBESITY | |
11 | May 2013 | Glucose-Independent Ethnic Differences in HbA1c in People Without Known Diabetes | Diabetes | |
12 | September 2013 | Effectiveness of Green Tea in a Randomized Human Cohort: Relevance to Diabetes and Its Complications | Diabetes | |
13 | February 2014 | Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility. | Diabetes | |
14 | September 2014 | Plasma levels of soluble interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein are reduced in obesity. | Obesity | |
15 | February 2015 | The performance of diabetes risk prediction models in new populations: the role of ethnicity of the development cohort | Diabetes | |
16 | February 2015 | The performance of diabetes risk prediction models in new populations: the role of ethnicity of the development cohort | Diabetes | |
17 | June 2015 | Remote Ischemic Conditioning Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size in STEMI Patients Treated by Thrombolysis | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES | |
18 | July 2015 | Epigenome-wide association of DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood from Indian Asians and Europeans with incident type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study | Diabetes | |
19 | September 2017 | Diabetes mellitus prevalence is increasing in South Asians but is stable in Chinese living in Singapore and Mauritius | Diabetes | |
20 | December 2017 | Meeting American Diabetes Association diabetes management targets: trends in Mauritius | Diabetes | |
21 | December 2017 | Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults | https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32129-3/fulltext | BMI |
22 | July 2018 | Predictors of Hypertension in Mauritians with Normotension and Prehypertension at Baseline: A Cohort Study | BLOOD PRESSURE | |
23 | July 2018 | May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results worldwide | https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30259-6/fulltext | BLOOD PRESSURE |
24 | June 2018 | Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants. | Hypertension | |
25 | September 2018 | Association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and disability: What is the contribution of diabetes risk factors and diabetes complications? | Diabetes | |
26 | September 2020 | Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in paradise: the Mauritian experience | COVID-19 |