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World Diabetes Day

Roche, others conduct Diabetes screening for 6,000 Nigerians


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Roche Diabetes Care in collaboration with the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) and ISN Medical, have launched a nationwide diabetes screening campaign to promote early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Tosin Akinsulire, Product…

Diabetes Day: NGO sensitises, screens 200 Nasarawa residents


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An NGO, Ahmed Bola Oduleye Charity (ABOC) Foundation, on Tuesday has embarked on sensitisation and free diabetes screening for no fewer than 200 residents of Adogi Community near Lafia, Nasarawa State. The medical outreach was as part of…

World Diabetes Day: Anambra Firstlady calls for healthy living


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The wife of Anambra Governor Mrs Nonye Soludo, founder of the non-governmental organization, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, has called for reevaluation of dietary lifestyle and physical habits in the face of growing mortalities resulting…

Organisation Decries Neglect of Nigerians Living With Diabetes


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Diabetes Control Media Advocacy Initiative (DICOMAI), a Non-Governmental Organization formed by a group of Nigerian journalists to assist in the control of diabetes, has raised the alarm on a looming epidemic of diabetes complications in…

World Diabetes Day: Expert advocates responsible medicine pricing


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A family physician, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure responsible pricing mechanism of life saving medicine to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in the country. Sodipo, Head, Family Medicine…

Nigeria launches Icare initiative to celebrate World Diabetes Day


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The Federal Ministry of Health has launched the icare initiative to commemorate the 2022 world diabetes day. The event with the theme, access to Diabetes care "Education to protect tomorrow" was commemorated in partnership with the royal…

World Diabetes Day: Lions Club conducts free screening in Calabar


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A philanthropic international organization known as the Lions Club has conducted free blood glucose screening of more than 700 people in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, southern Nigeria. Read: Diabetes during…