"World Diabetes Day" To Be Observed On November 14

"World Diabetes Day" to be observed on November 14

HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Nov, 2016 ) : World Diabetes Day will be observed on November 14, all over the world including Pakistan to increase awareness of the effects of diabetes and its complications amongst the general population.

Talking to APP here on Saturday President Medical Research Centre and Professor of Medicines Professor Bekha Ram informed that "World Diabetes Day" raises global awareness of diabetes, its escalating rates around the world and how to prevent the illness in most cases.

He said each year more than 3 million people die from diabetes-related causes and the burden was particularly harsh in countries like Pakistan where diabetes is rising by 180 percent every year.