Experts decry diabetes drugs cost as patients reach 14m

Medical experts have decried the skyrocketing cost and unavailability of diabetes medications in the country.

This was even as they said the number of diabetic patients has increased to about 14 million.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, on Thursday, warned that the number of people living with diabetes in the African region is projected to rise to 54 million by 2045.

This marks the highest predicted increase globally if urgent action is not taken.

Recall that November 14 was World Diabetes Day, with this year’s theme being “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps.”

Speaking in an interview, Consultant Physician and Diabetologist and first Vice President of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria, Mansur Ramalan, lamented the high cost and unavailability of diabetes drugs.