Pakistan is setting up thirty diabetic-foot clinics in Karachi as concerns grow for the thirty-three million people living with the condition across the country that have led to increasing numbers of amputations.
It is estimated that over half a million people could lose a limb due to foot ulcers and other diabetic complications. Dr Zahid Miyan, president of Diabetic Foot International, attended a ceremony for the establishment of the new clinics.
He claimed amputation rates are between 20-40 percent of people with diabetes in Pakistan.
The importance of footcare can be overlooked, even in the most developed health care systems.
Advocacy Action: What priority is given to foot care where you are? Are there specialist clinics? What are the trends in amputation numbers and what percentage are a consequence of diabetes? Can you advocate for better foot care such as easy access to care in order to avoid unnecessary and expensive complications?
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