CHENNAI: With the notion that education is the key to prevent diabetes, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has declared the Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre (DMDSC) and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) as an IDF Centre of education on diabetes.
It is a matter of pride for the country as only six institutions have been selected of the 40 applications worldwide and India is one among the prestigious few. “The aim of this initiative is to internationally collaborate to ensure high-quality education for healthcare professionals in diabetes,” explained Prof. Jean Claude Mbanya, who was conferred the 16th Dr Mohan’s DSC Gold Medal Oration Award. “Though Diabetes is prevalent today, the estimate by World Health Organisation that every 20 person per 1000 will turn diabetic every year suggests that at least the future generation can be prevented by basic education,” he added.
He also said that education can prevent other complications caused by diabetes such as heart attack, stroke and obesity to name a few.