Botswana among the most affected by diabetes

Dipesalema Joel, a Specialist Paediatric Endocrinologist at Princess Marina Hospital, told Mmegi in an interview yesterday that this year, about 44,000 people in Botswana are estimated to be living with diabetes. This number represents a prevalence rate of 4.1%.

He said that this year, over 284 million people, with a prevalence rate of 6.4%, live with diabetes worldwide. He says there is evidence that these rates are increasing due to a sedentary lifestyle and obesity.