WDD 2022: Education to protect tomorrow

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IT was an eventful World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2022 in Putrajaya recently as the Endocrine Institute of Putrajaya Hospital and Malaysian Endocrine & Metabolic Society (MEMS) works in hand with Novo Nordisk Pharma Malaysia to raise public awareness on diabetes.

Themed Education to Protect Tomorrow, WDD 2022 calls emphasises the need for better access to quality diabetes education and healthcare professionals for people living with diabetes.

Kicking off the series of educational activities in was the Diabetes Fun Walk around the Putrajaya Hospital vicinity for the public. The run was incorporated with various educational station games about diabetes and its management, which participants need to complete to progress.

Complementing the run was the Diabetes Fair which featured numerous educational booths as well as public talks from various hospital departments coming together to provide awareness and education on diabetes.

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