Diabetes sufferers in Cote d'Ivoire call for government action on "neglected" disease

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Diabetes sufferers in Cote d'Ivoire call for government action on "neglected" disease

Diabetes patients in Cote d'Ivoire are appealing for help, as a lack of insulin in the country's public pharmacies has put the medicine out of reach for most, adding to the burden diabetics already face in fighting their disease in one of the poorest countries in the world.

“The situation has become so critical,” said Jonas Yao, vice president of the national association of diabetics. “People are going to die.” The national stock of insulin ran out in March, making the medicine available only at more than double the price at private pharmacies, Yao told IRIN.

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[6 Sep 2007 11:21]