AMMAN — The
Ministry of Health launched Tuesday a national campaign to raise
awareness about diabetes under the slogan “Every delay is good, start right and
control diabetes”.
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The campaign entails publishing brochures on social
media, awareness videos, TV and radio interviews with specialized doctors who
provide advice on how to control the disease, and distribution of scientific
publications and brochures containing tips and information about diabetes.
The ministry disseminated an awareness video on
social media and issued a press statement in which it said that there has been
a steady increase in the prevalence of diabetes in Jordan over the past 10
years.
According to nutritionist Emtithal Jarrar,
“advertisements and images that encourage people to eat fast foods that are
full of sugars and unhelpful starches” are largely responsible for the growing
rates of diabetes.
Jarrar told
Jordan News that “unfortunately,
the affected person remains attached to unhealthy habits, which leads to the
exacerbation of diabetes”.
To reduce the incidence of diabetes, or avoid
getting the disease, more awareness campaigns should be conducted in a
simplified way, easy to understand by people, she said.
It is also necessary to keep a healthy and balanced
diet, she said.
The campaign is held in cooperation with the
Jordanian Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, the
Jordanian Society for the Care of Diabetes, and the Sanofi company.
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