The students of
Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, the leading private medical
university in the UAE owned and run by Thumbay Group, marked World
Diabetes Day with a variety of programs on 3rd November 2015.
Students
conducted activities stressing the importance of exercises, especially
walking, and distributed pamphlets outlining the various aspects of
diabetes. There were also games to spread awareness on diabetes. Random
Blood Sugar Tests were conducted on around 50 people in the University
campus. Informative presentations detailing the causes, symptoms,
remedies and precautions of diabetes were also conducted by the
students. The event was attended by GMU Provost Prof. Gita Ashok Raj and
the faculty members of GMU.
World Diabetes Day (WDD) is the world’s largest diabetes awareness program, observed annually on 14th November.
The day is marked with various campaigns and events in more than 150
countries worldwide, to spread awareness of the chronic condition –
diabetes.