Diabetes an increasing burden in East Africa – report

The cost of treating diabetes in East Africa will increase from 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 to 16.2 billion dollars in 2030, a new report said on Tuesday. The report, by experts on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), have predicted that in sub-Saharan Africa, the cost associated with the disease could more than double and may reach up to 59.3 billion dollars per year by 2030.