10 November – Screening at the Mahebourg Social Welfare Center The public responded well to the event, and more than 460 persons were able to benefit from this diabetes screening action. A team of 20 nurses and educators trained in diabetes prevention complete this screening program. Six medical students from the University of
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Jul 31, 2008 | Post by: admin Comments Off
Sunny Bisk Diabetes Campaign
ABC Foods officially launched their « Sunny Bisk » Campaign in partnership with APSA International in the presence of the press. Edouard Ah Chuen, Director and Head of Marketing at ABC Foods, presented the innovative « Sunny Bisk » campaign as a commitment to the fight against diabetes: « For
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Jun 03, 2008 | Post by: admin Comments Off
Conference “Les Premières Rencontres de Diabétologie, Novo Nordisk Océan Indien”
Véronique La Hausse de Lalouvière presented the project “setting up a community health care and education network” which has been operating in Mauritius since 2007 at the forum organised by Novo Nordisk – France, at the Sofitel Hotel in Flic en Flac from 31 May – 1 June 2008. This one year pilot
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Dec 31, 2007 | Post by: admin Comments Off
Flag Day 2007
In Mauritius, at least one member of each family is affected by diabetes. In order to protect and positively impact the Mauritian society, APSA has successfully implemented annual fundraising campaigns since 1992. APSA is registered with MACOSS (Mauritian Council of Social Services) since 1988. Thanks to the generosity of the
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Nov 15, 2007 | Post by: admin Comments Off
World Diabetes Day 2007
10 November – Screening at APSA International From 8:30am till 5:00pm, 461 people visited APSA’s office for a free screening. A team of 30 people, composed of nurses, health educators, a podiatrist and a dietician lead them through a complete screening and educational program. The results showed that out of
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Jul 01, 2007 | Post by: admin Comments Off
World African Summit, Nairobi – WDF
The World Diabetes Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Kenya, the WHO Regional Office for Africa, and the International Diabetes Federation, hosted the Diabetes Summit In Nairobi, Kenya. Organizations whose projects were funded by the WDF were invited to the summit to share their experiences and best practices.
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Dec 31, 2006 | Post by: admin Comments Off
Flag Day 2006
In Mauritius, at least one member of each family is affected by diabetes. In order to protect and positively impact the Mauritian society, APSA has successfully implemented annual fundraising campaigns since 1992. APSA is registered with MACOSS (Mauritian Council of Social Services) since 1988. Thanks to the generosity of the
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Dec 08, 2006 | Post by: admin Comments Off
19th World Diabetes Congress, Cape Town – IDF
APSA delegates, Veronique La Hausse and M. Chagny from APSA Paris, were able to attend the 19th World Diabetes Congress of IDF (International Diabetes Federation) that took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 3rd – 7th of December 2006. This event attracted the highest level of international expertise in
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Nov 09, 2006 | Post by: admin Comments Off
World Diabetes Day 2006
8 November – Screening at APSA International 611 people visited APSA’s offices. Thirty volunteers lead them through a complete screening and educational program. Nurses and heath educators encouraged the visitors towards adopting healthier life styles. The results showed that, out of 611 people: 8% of the visitors had blood sugar
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Mar 01, 2005 | Post by: admin Comments Off
4th World Diabetes Congress, India
In February 2005, Veronique La Hausse de Lalouviere and Len Boy attended the “4th World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications” in Chennai , India. This conference gathered top researchers, specialists, doctors and nutritionists who are joining their effort worldwide in order to prevent the onset of diabetes
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