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One in five Sri Lankans has diabetes
Eye Surgeon Specialist Dr. Kapila Banduthilaka stated that one out of every five people in the country's population is afflicted with di
By Ada Derana English
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Health authorities have revealed that one in five adults in Sri Lanka is currently living with diabetes, underscoring a growing public health concern in the country. "It has been identified that one in nine adults globally has diabetes. In Sri Lanka, the prevalence is estimated to be between 23% and 30%, meaning that approximately one in five adults are diabetic.
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People
- Kapila Banduthilaka2
- K. R. Dayawansha
Organisations
- Health Promotion Bureau2
- Health authorities
Places
- National Eye Hospital2
- Sri Lanka2
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- diabetes2
- five2
- one2
- underscoring
- population
- afflicted
- officials
- lankans
- surgeon
- adults
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