Fears That Diabetic Patients Suffer in Silence

Mangochi Hospital in Malawi is currently attending to 700 diabetic patients, and the District Health Officer believes there are more such patients in the remote villages who don't receive treatment due to distance and lack of information.

Africa has highest proportion of undiagnosed diabetes cases (file photo).

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