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Kuwait ranks 5th among countries with wide cases of diabetes -- official |
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 23:53 |
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Kuwait ranks fifth among countries with wide cases of diabetes, Assistant Undersecretary for General Health Dr. Youssef Al-Nisf said Wednesday.
Underlining significance of awareness and educational programs in fighting the chronic disease, Dr. Al-Nisf, in a press conference held earlier today to mark the World Diabetes Day, to be celebrated next Saturday, pointed out that obesity, lack of movement, not practicing sports, poor nutrition and smoking were among the key factors contributing to the early surfacing of the disease.
On his part, representative of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC); sponsor of a walkathon to be held on the event, Mansour Al-Ajmi said KNPC's headquarters was chosen a launching pad for celebrating the World Diabetes Day.
The walkathon, to kick start from the Yachts' Club all the way to the Green Island area, will be under patron of Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer and Minister of Oil and Information Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.
In Kuwait, more than 15 percent of adults are diagnosed with diabetes, while 22 in 100,000 children under the age of 14 are diagnosed with the disease.
Number of diabetic people worldwide is expected to reach more than 300 million by 2025, while potential cases are expected to reach 427 million the same year. - Kuna
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