To mark the World Diabetic Day (November 14), a public awareness walk followed by a seminar was held at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro, here on Friday. While addressing the participants of the seminar, LUMHS Vice Chancellor Professor Bikha Ram Devrajani said that the theme of World Diabetes Day 2017 is "Women and diabetes - our right to a healthy future."
He informed that there are currently over 199 million women living with diabetes. This total is projected to increase to 313 million by 2040. Diabetes is the ninth leading cause of death in women globally, causing 2.1 million deaths per year. Women with type 2 diabetes are almost 10 times more likely to have coronary heart disease than women without the condition.
The chief guest Professor Zaman Shaikh said on the occasion that diabetes is associated with high rates of hospitalization, blindness, renal failure and non-traumatic amputation. The economic impact of Diabetes is high and it is a major contributor to the escalating healthcare cost worldwide. Diabetes is also one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally.
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