The
public has been advised to regularly check their health status for
early diagnosis of non communicable disease like cancer, heart and
diabetes disease in order to help save lives of the majority patients.
The Acting Deputy Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Non Communicable Diseases Dr Auson Rwehumbiza told the presses yesterday in Dar es Salaam that such diseases have placed patients at their feet because of late diagnosis.
Dr Rwehumbiza said there is need for the public to check their health status at least twice a year to avoid non communicable diseases to reach its chronic stage.
“Early diagnosis means identifying the problem early and therefore easy to treat the disease at the early development stage. This averts increased costs when the disease reaches an advanced stage,” he said.
The director insisted that various statistics conducted in the country reveals that elderly city dwellers especially aged 80’s have shown higher risks of diabetes problems at 1.3 per cent with a 5-10 per cent rate for heart diseases.
According to the 2012 health statistics in more than 50 districts countrywide involving people between 20 and 60 years, nine percent of people were found to be suffering from chronic diabetes, with other 27 percent experiencing hypertension.
He said various strategies are being applied to reduce the deaths associated with non communicable diseases.
“We have arranged a two days seminar in July in collaboration with various health stakeholders to educate the public on the impacts of non communicable diseases if not well identified and early treated,” he said.
Nevertheless, the Program Manager of Diabetes diseases, John Gardner said Temeke district in Dar es Salaam region leads with cases of diabetes diseases.
He urged the public to do exercises to help reduce sugar concentration in their bodies and avoid catching unnecessary non communicable diseases and hypertension.
The Acting Deputy Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Non Communicable Diseases Dr Auson Rwehumbiza told the presses yesterday in Dar es Salaam that such diseases have placed patients at their feet because of late diagnosis.
Dr Rwehumbiza said there is need for the public to check their health status at least twice a year to avoid non communicable diseases to reach its chronic stage.
“Early diagnosis means identifying the problem early and therefore easy to treat the disease at the early development stage. This averts increased costs when the disease reaches an advanced stage,” he said.
The director insisted that various statistics conducted in the country reveals that elderly city dwellers especially aged 80’s have shown higher risks of diabetes problems at 1.3 per cent with a 5-10 per cent rate for heart diseases.
According to the 2012 health statistics in more than 50 districts countrywide involving people between 20 and 60 years, nine percent of people were found to be suffering from chronic diabetes, with other 27 percent experiencing hypertension.
He said various strategies are being applied to reduce the deaths associated with non communicable diseases.
“We have arranged a two days seminar in July in collaboration with various health stakeholders to educate the public on the impacts of non communicable diseases if not well identified and early treated,” he said.
Nevertheless, the Program Manager of Diabetes diseases, John Gardner said Temeke district in Dar es Salaam region leads with cases of diabetes diseases.
He urged the public to do exercises to help reduce sugar concentration in their bodies and avoid catching unnecessary non communicable diseases and hypertension.
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