DKSH has collaborated with Abbott Nutrition to host this year's World Diabetes Workshop in Phnom Penh to support the World Diabetes Day. The event aims to raise awareness with the Cambodian public on how to prevent diabetes, and to help patients with diabetes learn to live better with the condition.
Media release
Phnom Penh, January 2, 2019 – DKSH Cambodia and Abbott Nutrition have hosted two workshops at the occasion of the World Diabetes Day, in cooperation with the Preah Kossamak Hospital and the Cambodian Society of Diabetology and Endocrinology (CSDE). The events were attended by a total of 350 diabetes and prediabetes patients.
During his opening speech, Prof. Koy Vanny, Endocrinologist, President of the Cambodia Diabetology-Endocrinology Society Association, emphasized that there were approximately 425 million diabetes patients worldwide, meaning one in eleven people are getting diabetes. He pointed out that particularly in Cambodia, there were 246,000 diabetes patients (2.6% of the adult population). “The burden impacts the health economy in Cambodia and around the world,” he continued.
Dr. Thel Sophea, Secretary General of CSDE, Endocrinologist at the Khmer Soviet Friendship hospital also joined the workshop and shared his knowledge: “Microvascular complications, including damage to eyes, kidneys and nerves can lead to severe conditions like blindness, renal failure and diabetic foot disorders and are caused by hyperglycemia.” He also added that in preventing these complications, glycemic and blood pressure control was essential along with a proper diet, regular exercise and proper medication.
Additionally, Dr. Touch Khun, Vice Director of Kossamak Hospital, Chief of Diabetes Department, discussed the benefits of diabetes nutrition to support type 2 diabetes management. He mentioned that food and nutrition supplements played a very important role in controlling blood sugar: “Patients must make sure that they consume enough food to keep them well, yet not too much that will cause them hyperglycemia. Along with that, taking a complete, balanced nutrition supplement is a good choice for improving the overall nutrition status and diabetes treatment.”
Glucerna Triple Care from Abbott Nutrition is scientifically formulated for diabetes and pre-diabetes patients offering a complete and balanced nutrition to help nourish diabetes patients and control their blood glucose level, weight and waist circumference, promote heart health as well as improve their diabetes treatment.
Feedback from the workshop participants was positive: they were able to learn more about diabetes, about diabetes prevention, but also how to improve the quality of life for existing diabetes patients.
For more information please contact:
DKSH Cambodia Ltd.
Chanreasey Chum
Manager, Branding & Communications
Phone +855 23 222 288
chanreasey.chum@dksh.com
About DKSH Group
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 825 business locations in 37 markets – 800 of them in Asia – and 31,970 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 11.0 billion in 2017. DKSH was founded in 1865. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods is Asia’s leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on fast moving consumer goods, food services, luxury goods, fashion and lifestyle products as well as hair and skin cosmetics. The Business Unit’s comprehensive Market Expansion Services extend from product feasibility studies and registration to importation, customs clearance, marketing and merchandising, sales, warehousing, capillary physical distribution, invoicing, cash collection and after-sales services. With 700 business locations in 22 markets and around 18,340 specialized staff, Business Unit Consumer Goods serves 310,000 retail outlets on a daily basis and generated net sales of
CHF 3.6 billion in 2017.