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The National Association of Persons Living with Diabetes has appealed to the Federal Government to subsidise the cost of essential medication and foodstuffs.
Stakeholders in the health sector have urged the government at various levels to subsidise the cost of diabetes management in the country
Some patients of diabetes in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern over the cost of medications, which they said increased from N70,000 to N180,000 per month.
Counterfeit diabetes drugs have been in circulation since 2022 a problem affecting all regions of the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned.
Roche Diabetes Care has called on government, healthcare and philanthropic organisations to improve diabetes care across Africa and invest more in nursing education.
A Consultant Physician at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Prof. Godwin Onyebueke says the increase in diabetes and hypertension cases is due to economic stress caused by hardship in the country.
Farmers are busy people, and they often put their work responsibilities ahead of their own health needs. As a member of a farm family, Debra Hull, BSN, RN, CDCES, understands that. She combines her knowledge as a diabetes educator for Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville, Missouri; her ag background; and her experience as a person with type 1 diabetes to help her rural community prevent and manage the disease.
A non-governmental organization Lions Club International, District 404B4 Nigeria, has offered free screening and diabetes awareness exercises to Lagos residents at Isolo General Hospital
The National Action Plan on Sugar Reduction Coalition (NASR) has called on the government to increase taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, staff state health ministries with diabetes desk officers and remove tariffs on diabetes treatment goods.