Diabetes In Pakistan – Heac Patients Welfare Pakitan

Diabetes In Pakistan

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder that has emerged as a great socioeconomic burden for the developing world. Over the past two decades, there has been a significant rise in the prevalence of this devastating illness and is presenting as an alarming issue.
Currently DM affects 240 million people worldwide and this number is projected to increase substantially to 380 million by 2025, with 80% of burden in low and middle income areas. Pakistan belongs to a high prevalence area, currently having 6.9 million affected people, with projected estimates expected to double by 2025 and affect 11.5 million people. This alarming situation can have serious repercussions and presents as a challenge for Health Care Providers and healthcare policymakers in the country.

Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in most developed countries, with Pakistan currently ranking at 7th position in the list of countries with the major burden of DM and it is expected to move to 4th position if the present situation continues.

Doctor testing diabetes of senior patient insulin pen in hospital

Causes of Diabetes in Pakistan?

Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus is increasing worldwide but the prevalence of Type-2 is rising much more rapidly.

The alarming increase of diabetes prevalence is projected to occur because of population ageing, unhealthy diet, obesity, sedentary lifestyle and smoking. According to a survey in Pakistan, the prevalence of newly diagnosed diabetes was 5.1% in men and 6.8% in women in urban areas and 5.0% in men and 4.8% in women in rural areas. Impaired glucose tolerance in the urban versus the rural areas was 6.3% in men and 14.2% in women against 6.9% in men and 10.9% in women, respectively.

Heac & Endo Diabetes Project in Pakistan

“It’s worth mentioning here about diabetes and endocrinology ward project better called as endo-diabetic care which we have already initiated at the lady reading hospital.
The Endo-diabetic care program is so designed to provide not only the free medical care/medicines to diabetic patients but also will facilitate the patients through regular follow up checkup in addition to record-keeping of each patient profile.
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Objects of Endo Diabetic

Free diabetes treatment facility by HEAC for patients of endocrinology unit LRH.
To conduct free medical camps on Diabetes prevalent areas of KPK.
To enhance effectiveness of patient centered services by pharmaceutical Companies
To create awareness among community to focus on gathering resources for Diabetes management.

In this regard HEAC is providing the resources for free medical treatment of diabetic patients at endo unit both at OPD and ward level. HEAC and Endocrinology unit jointly register the patients for maintenance of data in terms of the total number of patients being offered support, their follow-up trend, the drug compliance, improvement in disease as quantified by laboratory assessment as well as the prescription needs in accordance with patients stage of the disease. Endocrinology unit selectively shares the data with HEAC.

HEAC is solely humanitarian welfare organization and believes in efforts, transparency of work and services is the trade mark of HEAC’s success.
Looking towards the success of endo-Diabetic care project and some previous programs HEAC is also planning other projects which are in the development pipeline and would be launched at nearest possible.
We wish the HEAC great success and will put our efforts to make its every project more over whelming then the previous.

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