DASG to Open in Qatar Soon

The second DASG (Diabetes in Asia Study Group) International Conference will open the next week. According to officials at Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), the event will bring in up to 400 international and regional diabetes experts.

“Diabetes is in high prevalence in the region. According to International Diabetes Federation (IDF) statistics, by 2030, the number of cases of diabetes will be 438 million with 50 percent of the number in Asia,” said Abdullah Al Hamaq, Executive Director, QDA.

The focus at the conference will be secondary prevention activities that are aimed at early disease detection, thereby increasing opportunities for interventions to prevent progression of the disease and emergence of symptoms.

Action taken early in the course of diabetes is more beneficial in terms of quality of life and is more cost-effective, especially if this action can prevent hospitalization.

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