Diabesity

DAWN: Pakistan has 33m diabetics, 27pc still undiagnosed: PM coordinator

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ISLAMABAD: While World Diabetes Day observed on Thursday, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath said that diabetes was a major public health concern in Pakistan, requiring a united approach from all sectors to tackle it.

Approximately 33 million individuals in Pakistan live with diabetes, with an alarmingly 27pc more, still undiagnosed.

he said after inaugurating a Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Centre in Barri Imam.

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