Background: Delivery of diabetes services in resource-poor areas of Africa is difficult.
Control is often poor and complications are common. However, adequate robust surveys are …

A total of 283 diabetic patients (112 type-1 and the rest Type-2) were followed between
September 1996 and July 1997 at the diabetic follow-up clinic of Menelik II Hospital in Addis …

Background The goal of this study was to measure the prevalence of diabetes among adults
in urban Bo, Sierra Leone, and to compare the new results to the diabetes prevalence rates …

An account is given of how a national diabetes care and education programme was
developed in Ghana, a developing country, through international collaboration of medical …

Background Diabetes is one of the biggest worldwide health emergencies of the 21st
century. A major goal in the management of diabetes is to prevent diabetic complications …

The occurrence of diabetes mellitus is increasing throughout the world, both in industrialised
nations and in developing countries. While this disease is not a leading cause of death in …

The growing incidence of diabetes mellitus in the world is a widespread concern. While
there has been improvement in the epidemiology and management of the disease in the …

Background Diabetes mellitus is becoming one of the major causes of premature adult
mortality in developing countries. However, there is a very little documentation of the …