TO address the growing burden of diabetes, health experts and officials adopted the ‘Colombo Call to Action’ to strengthen diabetes prevention and control measures in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
The Call to Action underlines catalytic actions and collective commitments from member countries to accelerate efforts to unite, integrate, innovate, treat, track, and educate – the key pillars of WHO’s Global Diabetes Compact which aims to reduce the risk of diabetes and ensure that those diagnosed with the disease have access to quality treatment and care. The Compact also supports the prevention of type 2 diabetes from obesity, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, the press release noted.
Every year, more than 4,82,000 diabetes-related deaths occur in the region. Diabetes and its complications such as blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, and lower limb amputation result in immense hardships and economic loss to people with diabetes, their families, health systems and national economies.
ANI
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