(MENAFN) A total of 145 schoolchildren across 421 government primary schools were diagnosed with Type I and II diabetes in a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, an official said on Sunday.
In detail, The survey was done for the 2015-2016 academic year, said Dr Najla Sajwani, head of the school health department at the ministry.
She was speaking to Gulf News on the sidelines of the launch of a pilot project titled "Kids and Diabetes" launched on Sunday by the ministry across 18 government primary schools to mark World Diabetes Day.
The two-year project has been launched throughout the country in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Sanof, a multinational pharmaceutical company.
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