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Diabetes: Ivorian health professionals urged to screen early

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Diabetes: Ivorian health professionals urged to screen early

On Friday 13 November 2026, the Ivorian Ministry of Health organised a scientific meeting at the National Institute of Public Health in Abidjan. On the eve of World Diabetes Day, Linfodrome reports a call to health professionals to carry out earlier screening.

Ivorian health professionals have been urged by the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage to step up early screening and prevention of diabetes. The call was made on Friday 13 November 2026 at a scientific meeting held at the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Abidjan-Plateau, according to L’Infodrome.

The meeting was organised by the National Programme for the Fight against Metabolic Diseases and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, known by the acronym PNLMM-PMNT. It took place on the eve of World Diabetes Day, which falls on 14 November, L’Infodrome reports.

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