CHANDIGARH, 11.10.25-The Chandigarh NCD Registry, established as the first integrated Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Registry in the WHO South-East Asia Region, serves as a unique model for comprehensive NCD surveillance. The registry compiles and analyses data from multiple sources, including government and private hospitals, laboratories, and death records, to track the burden, outcomes, and trends of major NCDs such as cancer, stroke, Heart attacks, young diabetes, aplastic anemia, chronic kidney disease and RF/RHD initiated from July 2018 onwards.

World NCD Federation in collaboration with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and Health Department, Chandigarh Administration, released the 2nd Report of the Chandigarh NCD Registry including Chandigarh Cancer Registry on 11th October 2025 at the Advanced Eye Centre Auditorium, PGIMER Chandigarh. The Chandigarh NCD Registry started as Chandigarh Cancer Registry in 2013 and was upscaled to include 5 diseases from July, 2018.

The main event marked the release of the 2nd Report of the Chandigarh Noncommunicable Disease Registry (2018–2021), including the Chandigarh Cancer Registry. Prof. JS Thakur, President, World NCD Federation, delivered the Welcome Address and presented the Key Highlights of the report.