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The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries. Factors driving this dramatic rise include overweight and obesity, WHO announced ahead of World Health Day.
It is celebrated every year on the 14th of June. This year’s theme entitled “Thank you for saving my life” aims to increase awareness about why timely access to safe blood and blood products is essential for all countries and encourages blood donors to donate freely and often.
Marie-Claire Therese is a health promotion expert, who came out of retirement to fight Ebola in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the 9th outbreak that she has responded to.