World Diabetes Day: Diabetes-Free Africa and the Role of Women
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-14-2017
Publication Title
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
World Diabetes Day provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the effects of diabetes around the world particularly developing country communities.
The theme for this year’s commemoration “Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future” is apt. If women are healthy, it will ultimately affect the entire community and nations positively.
The saying goes “if you educate a boy, you educate an individual. If you educate a girl, you educate a community”.
The key to having a diabetes free Africa is actively engaging women in efforts that promote behavioral change that leads to diabetes prevention.
Recommended Citation
Gato, Worlanyo E., Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku.
2017.
"World Diabetes Day: Diabetes-Free Africa and the Role of Women."
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
source: https://rstmh.org/blog/2017/oct/23/world-diabetes-day-diabetes-free-africa-and-role-women
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/chem-facpubs/82
