12 articles tagged "diabetes"
Seven out of ten people with diabetes fall within the working-age demographic. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says with this in mind, health facilities across Fiji marked World Diabetes Day through com
25-year-old, Shreta Shinal who has been living with type 1 diabetes, hopes her story will break stigma and encourage young people across Fiji to seek help early. Shinal, who works at CWM Hospital as a medical lab s
Ministry of Health Wellness Unit Head, Dr Devina Nand says diabetes remains one of the biggest killers in Fiji and continues to drive high rates of disability, including foot amputations, kidney disease and vision loss.
Alarming statistics have been revealed as about 90,300 adults are living with diabetes in Fiji as of last year and future projections suggest that there will be 180,600 adults who will be living with diabetes by the yea
30 percent of the Fijian population are diagnosed with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and most of them have their legs amputated or they even die from this. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Health and Medical
It is concerning that people as young as 14 and 30 years old have lost their lives last year due to complications related to diabetes. Diabetes Fiji Executive Director, Marawa Kini shared this with fijivillage News
Seven retired nurses have volunteered their time and skills to help Diabetes Fiji expand its community health outreach. Executive Director, Marawa Kini says the volunteers will be inducted as Diabetes Ambassadors t
Fiji has one of the highest rates of diabetes-related amputations in the world, and according to the Ministry of Health, about three procedures are performed daily in major hospitals. Indian High Commissioner Sune
30 percent of the Fijian population are diagnosed with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and most of them have their legs amputated or even die from this. This was revealed by Sueetal Shitika Devi, a third-year Bachelor o
Diabetes accounts for 70 percent of all deaths each year, and a significant portion of our population has diabetes and hypertension before developing complications from both conditions. While opening the 2024 Nationa
The late presentation of cases of diabetic foot complications, often due to the initial reliance on traditional remedies is a major challenge for Diabetes Fiji who are committed to addressing diabetes through prevention
Diabetes Fiji are concerned that some people who are living with this disease are not being diagnosed after it was revealed by Chairman of Diabetes Fiji, Mohammed Taabish Akbar that one in three adults in the country is
