Johannesburg, South Africa
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST There are more than 80 million people living with diabetes in Africa and the Middle East; half of them are undiagnosed, meaning that they are unaware of the diabetes-related complications they are at risk of developing.2 As urbanisation increases and populations age, type 2 diabetes will pose an evergrowing challenge. Africa and the Middle East are expected to have the highest future percentage increase in the number of people with diabetes compared with other parts of the world.2 By 2045, there will be almost 165 million people with diabetes – more than double the current figure.2 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA JOINED IN 2016 Empowering Johannesburg’s young people to bend the curve on diabetes Read more on page 30
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