(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
In support of World Diabetes Day and National Diabetes Awareness month this November, and in collaboration with the Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), Hamad Bin Khalifa University's (HBKU) Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) is co-organizing a number of community outreach initiatives to shed light on the importance of diabetes prevention, detection, and treatment.
QBRI will set up an information booth at Qatar Foundation's Oxygen Park today between 3 pm and 5pm with a meetup at 2pm, where members of the community can participate in various activities to learn more about the prevalence of diabetes in Qatar and the region, as well as measures that can be taken to reduce risk of the disease.
In addition, QBRI will set up a booth at Landmark Mall tomorrow, from 9am to 10pm, distributing informational flyers to visitors about the disease, its cause and progression. As part of its collaboration with QDA and contribution towards diabetes awareness, the World Diabetes Day event will include a range of physical activities from partnering institutions. Supplementing the activities co-organized by QBRI, health and fitness centers 'My Gym and 'Curves will set-up their own booths and host their own activities, including a special section for children and free overall body fat analysis for adults.
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