[Afghanistan] - Over 1,000 people in Afghanistan die each year from diabetes problems

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Public Health says 1,000 people die annually due to diabetes across Afghanistan and that last year, over 17,000 people were
diagnosed as being diabetic.Marking World Diabetes Day on Tuesday in Kabul, Habibullah Akhundzadah, Deputy Minister of Public Health, said:
&In 2022, 17,499 people were diagnosed with diabetes and the number of patients is increasing.&According to him, all health centers in the
country have the ability to diagnose and treat patients with diabetes adding that efforts are being made to increase people&s awareness of
the disease.Naeemullah Safi, a representative of the World Health Organization, also said in this meeting that WHO cooperates with the
Ministry of Public Health in the fight against diabetes.&As we cooperate with the Ministry of Public Health in other sectors, we cooperate
with this Ministry as much as we can in the control and provision of services for the fight against diabetes,& said Safi.The post Over 1,000
people in Afghanistan die each year from diabetes complications first appeared on Ariana News.