Qatar Charity marks World Diabetes Day with awareness activities across country

In conjunction with World Diabetes Day, Qatar Charity Centers for Community Development launched various activities across the country, which included lectures and educational and awareness workshops on diabetes and its causes and how to prevent it, in addition to participating in the march of World Diabetes Day.

These events come as part of the keenness of Qatar Charity to educate and protect people from diabetes, raise awareness about the impact of the disease on the family members, provide support to those living with diabetes, and strengthen the role of the family in the treatment and prevention of diabetes.

Al Rayyan Branch

The Women's Branch of Qatar Charity Center for Community Development in Al Rayyan organized an awareness workshop, in cooperation with the Qatar Diabetes Association and the Primary Health Care Corporation, with the participation of 40 girls.

The workshop, which was presented by the specialist Aya Matar, aimed at highlighting the main concepts of diabetes and its types, and how to prevent it. The workshop also focused on healthy food through a range of cultural and competitive competitions among girls.

On the other hand, an awareness lecture on practicing exercise was held for women at Gharafa Al-Rayyan Health Center. The lecture was attended by 20 female employees of the center.

The lecture, which was given by Dr. Saif Al-Din Mohammed, included raising the awareness among women about diabetes, health problems, and serious diseases caused by diabetes. During the lecture, he also emphasized the importance of daily exercise, as it is one of the main factors of glycoregulation in the body.

Al Khor Branch

The Women's Branch of the Qatar Charity Centre For Community Development in Al Khor, organized a lecture on diabetes and its causes, in cooperation with Al Khor Health Center. Also, an awareness workshop on the possible health alternatives was held. Some 30 female employees of the center and 63 students from Al Khor Preparatory School for Girls attended the lecture and participated in the workshop.

The lecture included the awareness of diabetes, its types and symptoms, the factors leading to diabetes, and how to prevent it, focusing on healthy food, stress relief and exercise on a daily basis.

During the event, an educational video on how to detect diabetes and its symptoms and how to prevent it, was played, in addition to measuring sugar level in women.

Friends Cultural Center

The Qatar Charity Center for Community Development for expatriate Asian communities, Friends Cultural Center (FCC) along with Aster Volunteers, a healthcare and wellness initiative, observed the World Diabetes Day at Edison International Academy, Aspire.

The activities including walkathon, poster-making competition, diabetes awareness sessions for kids were held under the slogan “Protect Your Family” on the World Diabetes Day.

World Diabetes Day March

The employees of the Qatar Charity Centers for Community Development also participated in the World Diabetes Day march organized by the Qatar Diabetes Association under the slogan "Protect Your Family" at the Oxygen Park in Education City, to raise awareness about the importance of diabetes prevention. They also took part in many associated sports and recreational events.