India, July 20 -- Calling for a nationwide People's Movement (Jan Andolan) against cancer, diabetes, obesity and other lifestyle diseases, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh, on Sunday said India's response to these diseases must move beyond hospitals and become a mass public movement.

It should be centred on early detection, right medical advice and evidence-based healthcare, he added.

The Minister said the country today faces not merely a lack of awareness but also the challenge of widespread health misinformation, making scientific communication and evidence-based health communication more important than ever for realising the vision of Viksit Bharat.

He was addre...