Diabetes Screening and Health Campaigns
Somaville University 15th December, 2018 Mogadishu – Somalia
Great day for our Medical Students (Class of 2016) today we held a locally developed campaign designed to raise awareness among Mogadishu residents that preventing diabetes is possible and is “in our hands” through healthy choices like eating more fruits and vegetables and doing light to moderate physical activity, such as walking or yoga.
This campaign was organized and implemented in partnership with SDMI & UNASOMALIA.
More than 75 patients’ we screening with help of Somaville Medical Students, Junior Doctors as well as UNASOMALI volunteers.
Our initiative components include helping people to understand their risk for prediabetes and diabetes, through community screening events and through the implementation of effective diabetes prevention intervention programs.
