19th July, 2018
Lack of modern medical equipment and access to drugs has been a major challenge facing diabetes patients in the country, amid partial implementation of the universal health by the state. A group of diabetic patients in Marigat have formed a community based organization to encourage each other and raise awareness on how to manage the disease. And as elphas lagat now reports, there still exists a huge information gap on diabetes, with prevalence recorded at 12% nationally.