Global initiative aims to make oral care affordable

AS India faces a significant burden of oral diseases affecting over 70% of its population, a global initiative was launched on Wednesday to address the oral health burden and strengthen health systems to ensure that high-quality oral health services are available, affordable and accessible to all.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT

Despite being preventable, oral diseases, including oral cancer, which accounts for over 30% of all cancers in the country, continue to be under-addressed, leading to increased healthcare costs and worsening public health outcomes.

This four-year project CORE, an initiative for Community Focussed Oral Health Research for Equity, will cover over 14 lakh marginalised communities in Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.