Saturday, November 14th is World Diabetes Day, a day to raise awareness for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and Ghana will join others in the content to observe the Day.
This year’s theme is The Nurse and Diabetes.
Screening for type 2 diabetes Started on October 7 End and November 14, 2020, in Accra and other parts of the Country.
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in 170 countries and territories. It represents the interests of the growing number of people with diabetes and those at risk. The Federation has been leading the global diabetes community since 1950.
In urban Ghana, type 2 DM (DM2) affects at least 6% of adults and is associated with age and obesity. Some 23% of adults are overweight, and this has been related to advanced age, female gender, urban environment, high income, and tertiary education.
Ghana. Ghana is one of the 48 countries of the IDF African region. 463 million people have diabetes in the world and more than 19 million people in the AFR Region; by 2045 it will be around 47 million.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
