WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
QDA annually holds the diabetes youth camp targeting young boys or girls with diabetes type 1 from the age of 12 to 17. The camp’s aim is to encourage teens on taking a positive and proactive attitude in handling their disease. It consists of diabetes self-care education sessions, simulating real life situations to […]
Bawasil Camp is one of the highlights of QDA events targeting children newly diagnosed with diabetes to offer them the best experience of “life with diabetes” through different educational and fun activities. The camp annually hosts around 50 -60 children with diabetes and 20 nurses/educators from Qatar and the MENA region. A team […]
What is World Diabetes Day! World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes and is held on November 14 of each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to the alarming rise of diabetes around the world. World Diabetes Day […]
In line with the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Children, the State of Qatar recognizes that “The child is entitled to have the highest attainable standard of health, ….and shall take appropriate measures to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children”. As more children with diabetes […]
