New Delhi: WHO South-East Asia Officer-in-Charge Dr Catharina Boehme on Thursday highlighted the need for equitable, age-responsive approaches to diabetes prevention, diagnosis and management across the life course.

On the eve of World Diabetes Day, she said diabetes, a chronic metabolic disease, remains a significant challenge in South-East Asia, with over 279 million adults living with diabetes - one-third of the global burden - and a high number of undiagnosed, untreated, or poorly controlled cases, Boehme said in a statement.

"Only one in three adults with diabetes receives treatment across our region, and less than 15% have their blood glucose levels adequately controlled," she said.

Dr Boehme called upon governments, non-governmental organisations, health professionals and communi

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