Manama, November 13 (BNA) Tomorrow, the Kingdom of Bahrain will join other countries in monitoring global diabetes, which falls on November 14.
Today’s ceremony was held at Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Park to celebrate the International Day, which is being held this year under the slogan “Access to Diabetes Care: If Not Now, When?”
The event was organized jointly by the Ministry of Health, the Bahrain Diabetes Association, Bapco and the Southern Governorate.
The event was sponsored by the President of the Supreme Council of Health, Lieutenant-General Dr. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, in the presence of the Minister of Health, Faeq bint Saeed Al Saleh.
In his speech at the ceremony, Dr. Sheikh Mohammed stressed the keenness of the Kingdom of Bahrain to address diseases that represent one of the public health challenges that affect people and societies and significantly affect the health sector and development efforts.
“Over the past years, the prevalence of diabetes has doubled worldwide, with more than 537 million people currently living with the disease, and most of these cases are type 2, which can largely be prevented through physical activity and a healthy balanced diet,” He said.
In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, diabetes is a major public health problem because it is included in the list of chronic noncommunicable diseases, affecting 55 million of the adult population between the ages of 20 and 79 years.
“According to the 2018 National Health Survey, the incidence of diabetes reaches 15% of the adult population,” Dr. Sheikh Mohammed said, adding that the proportion of people with diabetes is expected to rise to about a quarter of the region’s population in the region. Gulf Cooperation Council countries by 2030.
He pointed out that diabetes is one of the main causes of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and feet, causing premature death and disability.
He stressed the harmful impact of the disease, which increases health care costs, and hinders the ability of countries to achieve the health-related sustainable development goals and achieve the third goal, which is to reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases through: the third by 2030 compared to 2015.
The Minister of Health, Faeqa bint Saeed Al-Saleh, also delivered a speech at the ceremony, stressing the importance of the theme of the 2021 edition, which aims to enhance social awareness, enhance prevention, and help diabetics alleviate its complications.
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