After the HIV/AIDS, It is the time for the diabetes patients of Kenya to have a good news. The Kanyan group Saturday called for free treatment for diabetes patients aged under 18. The Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre programmes chief Eva Muchemi, said that intensive insulin therapy of daily injections costs up to 500 shillings (7.5 dollars, 4.7 euro) per day. The treatment is too costly for the nation as the 60 percent of it’s 35 million inhabitants live on less than a dollar a day.
As the attempt to provide free diabetes treatment, the Public Health Minister Beth Mugo pledged to lobby for more funds to fight diabetes and said that authorities were shifting their focus to preventive measures since the condition, which affects blood sugar levels, is often diagnosed in its chronic stage. Beth Mugo at a press conference said,
“The ministry recognizes diabetes as a major health risk and ‘a medical time bomb’ that may catch Kenyans unawares.”
Type 2 diabetes is spreading in developed and developing countries as a result of traditional diets being abandoned for processed and junk foods, and people are exercising less. On the other hand, the Type 1 is caused by permanent destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, and usually occurs early in life. It is lethal unless treated with insulin. The International Diabetes Federation forecasts the number of cases, including many adolescents, will explode from 246 million today worldwide to 380 million by 2025.
Source: AFP
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After the HIV/AIDS, It is the time for the diabetes patients of Kenya to have a good news. The Kanyan group Saturday called for free treatment for diabetes patients aged under 18. The Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre programmes chief Eva Muchemi, said that intensive insulin therapy of daily injections costs up to 500 shillings (7.5 dollars, 4.7 euro) per day. The treatment is too costly for the nation as the 60 percent of it’s 35 million inhabitants live on less than a dollar a day.
