Guinea-Bissau aims to screen 9,000 people for diabetes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on O Democrata
The National Association for the Defence of Diabetics in Guinea-Bissau aims to screen 9,000 people over the next three years, while around 6,000 cases have already been diagnosed in the country. Its president Nelson António Delgado announced the target at a national seminar on prevention and early diagnosis, reports O Democrata.
The National Association for the Defence of Diabetics (ANDD) in Guinea-Bissau wants to screen 9,000 people over the next three years as part of a project focused on screening and early detection of diabetes. Its president, Nelson António Delgado, announced the target on Friday 13 November 2026 to the daily newspaper O Democrata.
The association has already carried out screenings among around 1,400 people with other organisations involved in the fight against diabetes, according to the ANDD. The three-year project, funded by the World Diabetes Foundation, provides for screening activities in the country’s different regions.
Around 6,000 people have been diagnosed with diabetes in Guinea-Bissau, Nelson António Delgado said. The ANDD president also warned that people are living with the disease without having been diagnosed and recommended regular physical activity, periodic medical examinations and healthy lifestyle habits in particular.
An awareness walk will be held on 14 November, on World Diabetes Day. It will start at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport and finish at Praça dos Heróis Nacionais, according to the ANDD.
