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Liberia: WHO Ups Access to Life-Saving Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus
WHO, 7 December 2020
On behalf of Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, the WHO Country Office in Liberia on 1st September 2020 donated a consignment of Human Insulin and Glucagen to… Read more »
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Tanzania: Know Much About Diabetes, Your Right to a Healthy Future
Daily News, 16 June 2020
AS stated in my previous article; Studies shows that nearly every patient hospitalised with Covid-19 had more than one underlying health issue and diabetes was among the common… Read more »
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Ghana: Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Ghanaian Times, 18 November 2020
I will continue from where I left off last week. There is lot that can be done to prevent or delay diabetes even if one has the risk factors. The World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »
WHO Provides Life-Saving Support to Liberian Diabetes Patients
The World Health Organisation's office in Liberia has through its representative Dr Peter Clement, donated a consignment of Human Insulin and Glucagen to the health ministry's Dr Wilhelmina Jallah, with the aim of treating more diabetese patients. WHO has said that the low rates of testing and management of diabetes cases is of great concern, considering that people living with non-communicable diseases, including diabetes mellitus, have increased risk of developing severe COVID-19-related illness and death. This situation is worsened by the lower number of patients attending healthcare facilities since the pandemic's spread.
, WHO has said. The
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During this time where Covid-19 pandemic has spread around the world, the word comorbidities has become commonplace as scientists explain who would be the most vulnerable in the ... Read more »
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