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Studio 7, Voice of America Interview with Mike Hove

https://www.voashona.com/a/chirongwa-chevechidiki-chatinopakurirwa-namike-hove/5122149.html

Young Leaders with Diabetes (YLD) Advocacy Camp, IDF Africa

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Under the guidance of Prof. Naby Balde (Regional Chair, IDF Africa), Prof. Abdurazak (President, Ethiopia Diabetes Association), and DR Joel Dipesalema (President, Diabetes Association of Botswana), the YLD Advocacy Camp on the fight against Diabetes in Africa took place at Magnolia Hotel & Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, from 28th September 2019 to 2nd October 2019. The meeting hosted 36 participants from Anglophone countries, including Gambia, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This aligns with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)'s vision of a world without diabetes. For years, IDF has convened global diabetes communities in congress meetings addressing diverse diabetic issues. Diabetes, causing blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, and limb amputation, has witnessed a surge in cases globally. The World Health Organization reports a rise from 108 million in 1...