HCM CITY — The Vietnamese Association of Diabetes and Endocrinology and the American Diabetes Association have kicked off phase two of an international specialised education programme in diabetes, or iSTEP-D. It will focus on improving diabetes management in hospital as well as out-patient settings. It means nearly five million Vietnamese are diabetic, Assoc Prof Thái Hồng Quang, president of VADE, said. More than 52 per cent of people with diabetes die because of the disease before the age of 60. iSTEP-D is a medical education programme aimed at updating standardised practical knowledge in diabetes and thus enhancing the effectiveness of diabetes diagnosis and treatment in Việt Nam.

Source: Viet Nam News August 04, 2017 04:18 UTC