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200 million lei will be allocate to fight against diabetes in 2015

According to the National Programme for Prevention and Control of diabetes in 2015 to prevent the spread of this disease will be allocated 200 million lei. The money will be allocated from the compulsory medical insurance fund.

Plan of the National Programme for Prevention and Control of diabetes involves organizing and conducting information programs, identification of diabetes at an early stage and to provide children  the tests to determine blood sugar levels at home.

In Moldova, there are more than 60,000 patients with diabetes, and the number of people who are unaware that they suffer from this disease is 2-3 times higher. In the age structure about 20% of diabetics of first type are children and adolescents, and 80% of diabetics of second type are people over the age of 40 years.

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