Dr. Samuel Oghene Etatuvie is a community pharmacist and Director General, Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) Kofo Abayomi, Victoria, Lagos.
Etatuvie in this interview with the media to sensitise the public on “Rational Use of Natural Medicine for the Management and Prevention of Diabetes” said the agency has made giant strides in the development of herbal remedies for diabetes. He spoke to KEHINDE OLATUNJI.
THE increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide has become a major global and societal burden to both developed and developing countries.
Diabetes is a complex and multifactorial disease and one of the top 10 leading causes of death globally. Sub-Saharan Africa and indeed Nigeria have the highest incidence of both diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes.
The increase in the incidence of diabetes both globally and nationally has become worrisome, especially in Nigeria, owing to the peculiarity of her peoples’ poor attitude to health, poor health infrastructure, poverty level and demographic crises in the face of a rapidly rising population. The implication of this is that Nigerians must, as soon as possible, look deeper into nature to seek solutions to this public health menace
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