KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has asked the international community to invest in the treatment of diabetes patients in Afghanistan.
The MoPH organized a gathering marking 14 November, the World Diabetes Day. The gathering was attended by a number of physicians and officials of the ministry.
Habibullah Akhundzada, deputy health minister, said the World Health Organisation’s statistics showed that 17,499 people have been affected by diabetes and over 10,000 have died from this illness in 2022.
He did not provide information had how many people are currently affected by diabetes but asked the international . . .
