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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

NOVO NORDISK PAKISTAN LAUNCHES “RUN FOR HEALTHY LIFE” CAMPAIGN TO COUNTER OBESITY AND DIABETES

Pakistan is ranked as 9th most obese country in the world, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study published in The Lancet medical journal.

26 November 2017: Pakistan is the 08th most obese country in the world, however there are very limited entities working to address this concern,  which is leading to diabetes and other serious diseases, putting our younger generation at risk. The facts were shared at a Press Conference in Lahore, marking the launch of “Run for Healthy Life”- a public awareness campaign by Novo Nordisk Pakistan and South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies (SAFES).



The campaign is launched as a part of the broader initiative of “Changing Diabetes:registered:”  by Novo Nordisk Pakistan,  under which the organization has joined hands with SAFES , comprising of Endocrine societies from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and SriLanka, to create awareness about obesity, one of the most important risk factors of diabetes.

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