By Shalini Bhardwaj New Delhi, [India]June 15 (ANI): 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 for early detection to promote diabetes and raise awareness of its management.
Recent reports have highlighted the potential “diabetogenic” effects of Covid-19 on people who did not have diabetes prior to exposure to the virus.
Omar Sherief Mohammad, Managing Director of Roche Diabetes Care India, said: “India already has a tremendous burden of diabetes and we want to address the new risk that Covid-19 is now. At Roche Diabetes Care our goal is to help real people with diabetes Relief 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 the possible long-term health effects of the disease. We believe joining hands with like-minded partners like RILM can help us build a nationwide network for the early detection of diabetes and awareness-raising among the disadvantaged. “In the pilot phase of the project, a total of 300 screening camps will be organized in six states – Maharashtra, UP, Sikkim, WB, Telengana, Karnataka – over six months. This will later be rolled out to the rest of the country in a phased approach. As soon as the situation allows, RILM will organize screening camps for diabetes detection for disadvantaged people with a focus on school children 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.
Kamal Sanghvi, Director of Rotary International and Chair of RILM, said, “We are proud and privileged to work with Roche Diabetes Care to investigate and raise awareness for diabetes India: Rotary has a long history of eradicating diseases that become a major public health challenge, as we did with polio, and now we want to help control diabetes. We continue to work to ensure that the disadvantaged are not left behind. We are moving into a post-pandemic era. ”Diabetes mellitus affects around 463 million people worldwide, and that number will be by 2045, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated at 700 million. India ranks second in the world with nearly 77 million Indians suffering from diabetes Bal Inamdar, Chairman of Curative Health, Rotary India, said, “Rotary is known worldwide for its larger-than-life vision and action. We are excited to partner with one of the world’s most respected pharmaceutical companies, Roche Diabetes Care, to address one of the world’s greatest challenges in the Tackling Healthcare: Diabetes, in India. This can only lead to great actions and great results! I wish this collaboration the success it so deserves! “Creating a collaborative mechanism is critical to raising awareness and providing early detection, ultimately can lead to better diabetes management. RDC India is committed to pioneering this quest to empower patients to better manage their diabetes while providing access to uninterrupted care. This program with Rotary is part of the RDC’s mission to create an ecosystem of like-minded partners to address this growing diabetes burden in the country and make India the “Diabetes Capital of the World”. (ANI)
