Community pharmacies? role in diabetes care discussed (Saudi Arabia)

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JEDDAH ? Al-Nahdi Medical Company in association with the Boston-based Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, organized recently a workshop on diabetes care. More than 50 people, including delegates from the Ministry of Health, endocrinologists, professors, researchers, pharmacists, diabetes educators and business leaders, participated in the workshop, titled ?The Role of the Community Pharmacy in Diabetes Care,? at Park Hyatt hotel here.

The workshop examined the reality of diabetes in the Kingdom and the possibility of further improving conditions for patients. Participants also discussed the achievements made in the fight against diabetes in the Kingdom, and the challenges facing the sector. The workshop concluded with the signing of an agreement between Nahdi Medical Company and Joslin Diabetes Center to establish a partnership that will work on eliminating diabetes in the Kingdom in every way possible.


http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20121206145105
 
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