01608nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002100065653000900086653003300095653002600128653001100154653001100165653001400176653001000190653001200200653001200212653000900224653001600233653002300249653002000272653002100292653001800313100001700331700001400348700001300362245007500375300001100450490000700461520076400468022001401232       2004                            d  c2004 Feb10aAdult10aAge Distribution10aAged10aCommunicable Disease Control10aCommunicable Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aIncidence10aIndia10aleprosy10aMalaria10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aProgram evaluation10aRisk Assessment10aSex Distribution10aSurvival Rate1 aNongkynrih B1 aPatro B K1 aPandav C00aCurrent status of communicable and non-communicable diseases in India.  a118-230 v523 a<p>India is going through a period of transition, both epidemiological and demographic transition. Infectious diseases are still persisting as major health problems in spite of having national programmes for the control of most of these diseases for almost half a century now. This paper focuses on two national programmes: the success story of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme; and the National Anti-Malaria Programme that has failed to achieve its objectives. There are re-emerging infectious diseases which are adding to the burden of diseases. In addition, there is an increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases as a result of lifestyle changes and urbanization. These are the challenges that are to be tackled in the new millennium.</p>  a0004-5772