Choice of a suitable diabetes risk assessment tool in Nepal – can we learn from Canada?

Authors

  • Gina Agarwal Associate Professor
  • Brijesh Sathian Assistant Professor Community Medicine Department Pokhara
  • Sutapa Agrawal Epidemiologist,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v6i2.15154

Keywords:

Diabetes, Nepal, Canada

Abstract

If the population can be made more aware about diabetes by the use of a risk assessment tool as an educational tool as well, it could help to curb the diabetes epidemic in Nepal. Education of the masses about diabetes risk factors, prevention, and complications is urgently needed, using clear and simple messages. National policy efforts can be strengthened and health  outcomes improved when awareness is increased. Perhaps learning from Canada is a start, and Nepal will be able to make progress with something simple like ‘NEPAL-RISK’?

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Author Biographies

Gina Agarwal, Associate Professor

Departments of Family Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Quality Assurance Program Coordinator for Family Medicine Residency,

Residency Program Research Coordinator, Family Medicine Residency Program, McMaster University,

David Braley Health Sciences Centre, 100 Main Street West, 5th Floor ,Hamilton, ON L8P 1H6, Canada

Sutapa Agrawal, Epidemiologist,

South Asia Network for Chronic Disease, Public Health Foundation of India, Fourth Floor, Plot no 47, Sector 44, Gurgaon (Haryana)-122002

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Agarwal, G., Sathian, B., & Agrawal, S. (2016). Choice of a suitable diabetes risk assessment tool in Nepal – can we learn from Canada?. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 6(2), 548–550. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v6i2.15154

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Editorial

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