Worldwide on 7th April world health day Is celebrated. Its purpose is to make people aware of their health. A major reason for deteriorating health is that we do not recognize the symptoms of our body at the right time. Even if symptoms are detected, people avoid getting tested. Due to this delay even a small disease becomes a big one. Most people also go to the doctor only when the disease worsens significantly. But now there is a need to identify the disease in time and take early steps.
Now with the help of new technologies it is becoming possible to detect the risk of disease in a person in advance. For example, through body samples, genetic information and initial testing, doctors can understand who may develop the disease in the future. With this, proper care and protection can be taken in time.
Now there is no cure for the disease, emphasis is on prevention
Now healthcare is not limited to just treating the disease, but emphasis is being laid on recognizing the danger in time and taking necessary steps beforehand. In today’s era, due to the lifestyle and changing habits of people, diabetes, heart disease and cancer occur. As serious diseases are increasing rapidly, it has become necessary that we focus not only on treatment but also on prevention and awareness, so that diseases can be prevented in time. Many new technologies are coming for this. For this, it is necessary to have necessary tests at the right time and now new technologies like biobanking, genetics also have an important role.
what is biobanking
Dr. Jagriti, Medical Director (Lab Operations) at Cryoviva Life Sciences, says that biobanking is becoming an important part of preventive healthcare today. In this, samples like blood, tissue and DNA are kept safe, which helps doctors and scientists to understand diseases better. Its need is more in India, because the genetic diversity here is different, but our participation in research is still less. But with strong biobanking, better testing and treatment can be possible according to the country.
Also, with the help of genetics, it can be found out who may be at risk of which diseases in future. Especially those who have cancer or heart disease in their family, they can get tested in time. The purpose of predictive healthcare is not to create fear, but to increase awareness, so that people can take the right steps at the right time.
Initial investigation is the only protection
The real power of prevention of diseases lies in timely testing. Through regular health check-ups, cancer screening, metabolic tests and examination of different body parts, many such diseases can be detected, which are asymptomatic in the beginning but can become serious in the future.