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The two aim to run diabetes screening camps for the disadvantaged across India, advancing their early detection and raising awareness about their management
Roche Diabetes Care (RDC) India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) to conduct diabetes screening camps for the disadvantaged across India, advance the early detection of diabetes and share awareness the company in a statement with.
In this context, Omar Sherief Mohammad, Managing Director of Roche Diabetes Care India said: “India already has an enormous burden of diabetes and we want to face the new risk that COVID-19 is now. At Roche Diabetes Care, our goal is to bring real relief to people with diabetes everywhere so they can keep their sugar levels under control. This is especially important once the COVID-19 pandemic waves have subsided and we are grappling with possible long-term health effects from the disease. We believe that working with like-minded partners like RILM can help us create a nationwide network to diagnose diabetes at an early stage and raise awareness among disadvantaged people. “
The statement added that during the pilot phase of the project, a total of 300 screening camps will be organized in six states – Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Telangana, Karnataka – over a six-month period. This will later be rolled out to the rest of the country in a phased approach. As soon as the situation permits, RILM will organize diabetes screening camps for the disadvantaged, with a focus on schoolchildren and their parents at state-sponsored schools. RDC will support RILM by providing glucometer kits, test strips and lancets for the early detection and diagnosis of diabetes.
“We are proud and privileged to partner with Roche Diabetes Care to identify and raise awareness of diabetes. Early detection is absolutely crucial if we are to reduce the high levels of diabetes in India. Rotary has a legacy of eradicating diseases that are becoming major public health challenges, like we did with polio, and now we want to help control diabetes. We continue to work to ensure that the underprivileged are not left behind as we enter a post-pandemic time, ”Kamal Sanghvi, Rotary International Director and RILM chairman, said in the statement.
