Month of diabetes to be held in Uzbekistan
31/10/2013 15:13
Month of diabetes to be held in Uzbekistan
31/10/2013 15:13
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A month of diabetes will be held in Uzbekistan in November 2013, the Ministry of healthcare of Uzbekistan said.
The month is aimed at informing people about diabetes, factors of risks, early diagnosis, preventing its consequences, etc.
The ministry said that it will hold events within the month in all region of Uzbekistan.
Ministry of healthcare said that Republican specialized scientific-practical medical center for endocrinology coordinated endocrinology service in Uzbekistan.
The center provides treatment and preventive work in this direction. The center has 4 endocrinology clinics across Uzbekistan to provide services to population. There are also 505 endocrinology rooms, of which 176 are for children.
Currently, about 366 million people live with diabetes worldwide. If no measures adopted, it is expected that each sixth person will suffer from diabetes after 25 years and each second in the middle of the 21st century.
According to epidemiological data, diabetes prevalence in Uzbekistan makes up 5%. However, currently only 135,751 people with diabetes are registered.
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