Wife of Abia State governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu has urged residents to maintain healthy eating habits in addition to regular medical checkups to reduce the prevalence of diabetes in the state.
Speaking in Umuahia, the state capital, during the celebration of 2015 World Diabetes Day, Mrs. Ikpeazu said that diabetes has become a global challenge caused by poor nutrition and lifestyle among the people.
Mrs Ikpeazu said that many of those suffering from diabetes do not know they are carriers and often attribute their illness to supernatural causes and end up with quack medicine men.
The governor’s wife noted that her office is giving more impetus to the awareness through radio jingles and sensitization materials to Abians, adding that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is determined to kick out every pandemic that will affect the population of the state.
In his own speech the chairman of the occasion, and permanent secretary, Ministry of health, Mr. Nkwachukwu Agomoh expressed happiness at the efforts of the wife of the Governor towards ensuring qualitative health for women and all the people of Abia State.
Agomoh said that the state government has given a lot of support to the Health Ministry to bring back health institutions to standard and to provide adequate health care for Abians.
National President of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria Professor Sunday Chinenye who delivered a lecture on the theme ‘Healthy Living Keeps Diabetes Away’ said the Diabetes Association of Nigeria chose to mark the annual event in Abia State.
Prof Chinenye said that Abia is one of the most healthcare-friendly states in the country and gave kudos to the government for pursuing and implementing several healthcare programs that would guarantee improved health for the people.
The event featured diabetes screening for several hundred Abians from all walks of life including police men and their other security colleagues among others.
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