The Ministry of Health held a meetingin response to the World Diabetes Day on November 14 with a call forstronger public awareness of the disease.
DeputyMinister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen said at the meeting that some 5percent of the national population have been affected by diabetes butthe rate of people at risks is estimated at between 15 and 20 percent.
She said aware of the increasing threat of the disease, in 2009 theministry set up a steering board on diabetes control to manage arelevant national programme.
By allocating a budget of 29 billion VND for this year’s programme, theGovernment has confirmed great attention to the public healthcare,emphasised the deputy minister.
She called on ministries, industries and non-Governmentalorganisations, both at home and abroad, to join the entire society inthe fight against diabetes in Vietnam .
Some 3.2 million people in the world died of diabetes-related diseasesevery year while over 50 percent of the patients have not yet beendiagnosed./.
DeputyMinister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen said at the meeting that some 5percent of the national population have been affected by diabetes butthe rate of people at risks is estimated at between 15 and 20 percent.
She said aware of the increasing threat of the disease, in 2009 theministry set up a steering board on diabetes control to manage arelevant national programme.
By allocating a budget of 29 billion VND for this year’s programme, theGovernment has confirmed great attention to the public healthcare,emphasised the deputy minister.
She called on ministries, industries and non-Governmentalorganisations, both at home and abroad, to join the entire society inthe fight against diabetes in Vietnam .
Some 3.2 million people in the world died of diabetes-related diseasesevery year while over 50 percent of the patients have not yet beendiagnosed./.
