After Sion hospital, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday opened one more non-communicable disease center in KEM hospital and medical college. The center aims to screen and diagnose the blood pressure and hypertension of patients and their relatives who visit the hospitals. 

The cases of diabetes and hypertension are on the rise in Mumbai. As per a recent World Health Organization (WHO) Steps Survey study undertaken by BMC Public Health Department in collaboration with WHO, it is found that around 34 per cent hypertension and around 19 percent diabetes prevalence exist among 18 to 69 years of Mumbai residents.