World Diabetes Day is celebrated on the 14th of November every year, to raise awareness of the growing burden of this disease, and strategies to prevent and manage the threat. This year’s theme is “Access to diabetes care”, as it was last year, and will be again in 2023, highlighting the importance of prevention and response efforts.
Africa’s diabetes statistics illustrate the depth of the challenge: 24 million adults are currently living with diabetes, with that number predicted to swell by 129% to 55 million by 2045. Last year, Diabetes mellitus took the lives of 416 000 people on the continent, and is forecast to become one of the leading causes of death in Africa by 2030.
Join Dr. Pamela and Guest doctors: Dr. Afoke Isiavwe, Consultant Endocrinologist & Medical Director, Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre and Prof. Abiola Oduwole, Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Lagos University Teaching Hospital as they discuss “DIABETES – ACCESS TO CARE” on the program.
