Morocco- Around 2 Million Moroccans Over 20 Years Have Diabetes

2016-04-05 02:49:05

(MENAFN- Morocco World News) About 2 million Moroccans over the age of 20 have diabetes including 50 pc who are unaware of living with this disease Health Minister El Houssaine Louardi said Monday in Rabat.

625000 people are receiving treatment for diabetes in health centers including 15000 children with type 1 diabetes the minister said at a meeting of the Commission on Social Sectors at the House of Representatives on “the strategy of the Health Ministry for the prevention and the fight against diabetes in the light of the launch of the national awareness campaign.”

The minister pointed out that this awareness campaign will run from April 7 through May 7 at a cost of 3 million dirhams and will allow 500000 people to benefit from screening as of April until late June.

He also noted that the 2012-2016 National Action Plan for prevention and fight against diabetes which is part of the Global Action Plan for the fight against diabetes and the 2011-2025 Global Action Plan for the Fight against non-communicable diseases (WHO) generally aims to reduce complications and deaths resulting from this disease.

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