Bhadoria, Ajeet SinghPathak Vineet, KumarLahariya, Chandrakant2023-06-172023-06-172022-04Bhadoria Ajeet Singh, Pathak Vineet Kumar, Lahariya Chandrakant. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in India : Challenges and the Ways Forward. Journal of The Indian Medical Association. 2022 Apr; 120(4): 52-550019-5847http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/216534Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a distinct hepatic condition and one of the most common causes of Chronic Liver Disease globally. In February, 2021, the Government of India had launched and integrated interventions to prevent and control NAFLD in the ongoing National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). This review was conducted to identify challenges and proposes solutions for effective program implementation. The authors identified that since NPCDCS has been implemented as District-based program and NAFLD being new component, the lack of familiarity of various sub-group of staff could be a major challenge in roll-out. The sensitization of Health Workers, Medical Officer in Primary Healthcare System, the specialist doctors at all levels of care as well as private practitioners, on various aspects of NAFLD (including epidemiology, clinical features, treatment approach and other aspects) should be conducted. The Information Education Communication (IEC) material should be developed and campaigns for awareness generation amongst general public in prevention and management of the disease should be conducted.Ongoing activities to set up Health and Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat Program, is a good opportunity to integrate of NAFLD in primary care level. This will help India to accelerate progress towards Universal Health CoverageAyushman Bharat ProgramChronic Liver DiseasesHealth and Wellness CentresNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseNPCDCSUniversal Health Coverage.Journal ArticleIndiaMD, Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttaranchal 249203MD, Senior Resident, Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492099MD, National Professional Officer, Department of Health Systems Development, World Health Organization India Country Office, New Delhi 110002 and Corresponding Autho