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Poor tests behind diabetes deaths
Director of Medical Services Dr. Nicholas Muraguri (centre) looks as Erick Omondi (seated right) performs diabetes check on Eva Muchemi (left) on July 1, 2015 during launch of diabetes national awareness campaign at Pan Afric hotel. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- This is common among the poor, who cannot afford the cost of diabetes care, according to the Kenya Diabetes Management and Information (DMI) Centre.
- The disease affects more than 25,000 children and over 700,000 adults, and yet only one in four are diagnosed, according to the International Diabetes Federation.
- Director of Medical Services Nicholas Muraguri on Wednesday launched the campaign, to be rolled out in Embu, Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Nairobi (specifically Lang’ata Sub-County).
Children with diabetes often die prematurely due to misdiagnosis, a centre for the disease has said.
This is common among the poor, who cannot afford the cost of diabetes care, according to the Kenya Diabetes Management and Information (DMI) Centre.
