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    Former President Fidel Ramos declared the fourth week of July as Diabetes Awareness Week in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 213 in 1993 to raise awareness about diabetes and encourage healthy lifestyles. Activities during the observance include medical missions, health forums, blood glucose and HbA1c screenings, foot assessments, and fat analyses conducted by diabetes clinics around the country. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The three-week awareness events aim to educate the public about diabetes prevention and management through activities held in public places nationwide.

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    Former President Fidel Ramos declared the fourth week of July as Diabetes Awareness Week in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 213 in 1993 to raise awareness about diabetes and encourage healthy lifestyles. Activities during the observance include medical missions, health forums, blood glucose and HbA1c screenings, foot assessments, and fat analyses conducted by diabetes clinics around the country. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The three-week awareness events aim to educate the public about diabetes prevention and management through activities held in public places nationwide.

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    Former President Fidel Ramos declared the fourth week of July as Diabetes Awareness Week in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 213 in 1993 to raise awareness about diabetes and encourage healthy lifestyles. Activities during the observance include medical missions, health forums, blood glucose and HbA1c screenings, foot assessments, and fat analyses conducted by diabetes clinics around the country. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The three-week awareness events aim to educate the public about diabetes prevention and management through activities held in public places nationwide.

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    Former President Fidel Ramos declared the fourth week of July as Diabetes Awareness Week in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 213 in 1993 to raise awareness about diabetes and encourage healthy lifestyles. Activities during the observance include medical missions, health forums, blood glucose and HbA1c screenings, foot assessments, and fat analyses conducted by diabetes clinics around the country. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The three-week awareness events aim to educate the public about diabetes prevention and management through activities held in public places nationwide.

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    DIABETES AWARENESS WEEK

    To raise awareness about diabetes while encouraging Filipinos to practice a healthy and active lifestyle
    to reduce the risk of having this condition, former President Fidel V. Ramos declared Diabetes
    Awareness Week every fourth week of July in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 213 last July 23,
    1993. Activities during the observance include medical missions, health fora, blood glucose and HbA1c
    screenings, foot assessments, and fat analyses. These activities are participated in by diabetes satellite
    clinics that are strategically located all over the country.

    In the Philippines, diabetes is one of the leading causes of mortality. In 2021, diabetes mellitus ranked
    fifth on the list of causes of death in the country, according to a report released by the Philippine
    Statistics Authority (PSA). The Diabetes Awareness Week is basically a three-week event that covers
    various events across the Philippines. Activities to raise diabetes awareness among the general public
    are held in public places across the nation for greater impact and effect.

    GOAL

    This initiative emphasizes the importance of regular health checkups to detect early signs of health
    problems so individuals can receive treatment as soon as possible. Factors, such as age, health status,
    family history, and lifestyle, among others, also influence the need for a medical examination, this is
    where having a reliable Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) can come in handy.

    ACTIVITIES

    CAMP COPE

    Held every summer, Camp COPE has been enriching and reinforcing the lives of children and young
    adults afflicted with type 1 diabetes since its initiation in 1996. COPE stands for Children Overcoming
    Diabetes Problems Everywhere, and indeed, Camp COPE has lived up to its promise by helping juvenile
    diabetics develop a positive outlook in life despite their potentially debilitating affliction. It is designed to
    shape a mindset that reinforces the notion that there is, indeed, life after diabetes.

    INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSE FOR DIABETES EDUCATORS

    To train a team, made up of a physician, nurse and dietician, so that they may set up and operate a
    diabetes educational clinic in their respective localities.

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