Diabetes prevention and control
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Regional Committee for Africa Fifty-seventh Session, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 27–31 August 2007: Provisional agenda item 7.5
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia which requires lifelongtreatment. Its prevalence in Africa varies between 1% and 20%. Type 2 diabetes, which is the mostcommon form, can be life threatening due to its complications, particularly, cardiovascular diseases.It constitutes a serious public health problem.2. Diabetes, like other noncommunicable diseases in the Region, receives lower attention than itdeserves, despite its social, human and economic costs. Few countries have national programmesand basic facilities that are appropriate for the control of diabetes.3. The present strategy urges Member States to evaluate the magnitude of diabetes and identifyand improve areas of intervention in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention activities.4. Countries are encouraged to create the conditions required for prevention, early detectiondiagnosis, treatment, guarantee of equitable access to care, and availability of drugs at healthfacilities.5. The Regional Committee is invited to examine and adopt this strategy.
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia which requires lifelongtreatment. Its prevalence in Africa varies between 1% and 20%. Type 2 diabetes, which is the mostcommon form, can be life threatening due to its complications, particularly, cardiovascular diseases.It constitutes a serious public health problem.2. Diabetes, like other noncommunicable diseases in the Region, receives lower attention than itdeserves, despite its social, human and economic costs. Few countries have national programmesand basic facilities that are appropriate for the control of diabetes.3. The present strategy urges Member States to evaluate the magnitude of diabetes and identifyand improve areas of intervention in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention activities.4. Countries are encouraged to create the conditions required for prevention, early detectiondiagnosis, treatment, guarantee of equitable access to care, and availability of drugs at healthfacilities.5. The Regional Committee is invited to examine and adopt this strategy.