Apollo Hospitals Launched the Fifth Edition of its Health of the Nation 2025 Report

News Desk, News Nation 360 : Apollo Hospitals released the fifth edition of its Health of the Nation 2025 (HoN-2025) study, emphasising the importance of prioritising preventative health over waiting for symptoms to appear. The study, which is based on health screenings conducted on more than 2.5 million people in India's Apollo ecosystem, identifies a silent epidemic: millions of people live with chronic illnesses that go undetected even though they don't exhibit any outward signs. It is noteworthy that despite being asymptomatic, 26% had hypertension and 23% had diabetes, highlighting the impossibility of a symptom-led healthcare strategy. Dr. Prathap Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals, stated that by putting health at the centre of every home, India can seize the chance to build happy, healthy families. Preventive healthcare is the foundation of a country's well-being, not a goal for the future. This report reaffirms their shared obligation to take preventative action, conduct thorough screening, and provide information and access to all citizens. The moment has come to incorporate preventative care into all family routines, business benefits, and school curricula. Only then will they be able to move from curing disease to maintaining health and guarantee a robust, healthier India for future generations. Apollo Hospitals' Health of the Nation 2025 report indicates a whopping 150% increase in preventive health checks since 2019, according to their medical records and AI analysis, with fatty liver, post-menopausal health deterioration, and childhood obesity emerging as major concerns. Nationally, 65% had fatty liver, 46% had early signs of atherosclerosis, post-menopausal women experienced an increase in diabetes (to 40%) and obesity (to 86%), and 28% of college students were obese or overweight. In West Bengal, 88% were low in Vitamin D, 64% were Grade I fatty liver, 33% were hypertensive (44% pre-hypertensive), and 61% were obese. The report additionally discovered high nationwide rates of Vitamin D deficiency (approximately 80% in each gender) as well as of hypertension (26%) and risks for sleep apnea and psychiatric conditions. The ProHealth initiative of Apollo provided encouraging outcomes concerning diabetes, pressure, and body weight management. The report advises a transition from traditional, outcome-based healthcare toward preventive, evidence-based healthcare, accompanied by early recognition of risks as well as intervention through lifestyle change.

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