The two aim to conduct diabetes screening camps for the underprivileged across India and drive its early detection and increase awareness about its management
Roche Diabetes Care (RDC) India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) to conduct diabetes screening camps for the underprivileged across India, to drive early detection of diabetes and to increase awareness about its management, the company said in a statement.
In this regard, Omar Sherief Mohammad, Managing Director, Roche Diabetes Care India said , “India already has a huge burden of diabetes and we would like to address the new risk that COVID-19 now poses. At Roche Diabetes Care, our aim is to provide true relief to people with diabetes everywhere so that they can keep their sugar levels under control. This is particularly important once the COVID-19 pandemic waves subside, and we have to contend with possible long-term health impacts of the disease. We believe that joining hands with like-minded partners such as RILM can help us create a nation-wide network to provide early diagnosis of diabetes and create awareness among the underprivileged.”
The statement added that during the pilot phase of the project, a total of 300 screening camps will be organised in six states- Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Telangana, Karnataka – over six months. This will later be scaled up to include the rest of the country in a phased approach. As soon as the situation permits, RILM will organise diabetes-detection screening camps for the underprivileged, with a focus on school children and their parents at government-aided schools. RDC will support RILM by providing glucometer kits, test strips and lancets for early detection and diagnosis of diabetes.
“We are proud and privileged to join hands with Roche Diabetes Care to screen for and create awareness about diabetes. Early detection is absolutely critical if we are to reduce the high burden of diabetes in India. Rotary has a legacy of helping to eradicate diseases that become a huge public health challenge, as we did for polio, and now we would like to provide support for diabetes control. We remain committed to ensuring that the underprivileged are not left behind as we move forward into a post-pandemic era,” the statement quoted Kamal Sanghvi, Rotary International Director and RILM Chairman as saying.
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