The World Health Organization urges early diagnosis for World Diabetes Day.
Health organizations are calling for early detection to combat the disease. In Paraguay, the Ministry of Health reports that 800,000 people suffer from diabetes.
- The report noted that more than 40 percent of people with diabetes worldwide remain undiagnosed.
- Diabetic retinopathy develops when high blood sugar damages retinal blood vessels.
- World Health Organization member states have adopted a target for 80 percent of people living with diabetes to be diagnosed by 2030.
- The Ministry of Health states that 800,000 Paraguayan people suffer from diabetes.
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