Islamabad: World Diabetes Day will the observed Monday (today) all over the world including Pakistan to increase awareness of the efforts of diabetes and its complications amongst the general population.
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the facts and figures released by the International Diabetes Federation make a startling disclosure. According to these figures, he said, around 366 million people suffer from diabetes and out of this staggering number of 4.6 million deaths take place due to diabetes.
The theme of the World Diabetes Day for 2007 to 2013 is Diabetes Education and Prevention.
World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes.
This number is likely to more than double by 2030 without intervention.
Almost eight per cent of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle income countries.
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