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‘The Prevention House has helped me to accept the disease’ – Mariam Manganè

Type 2 diabetes When Mariam Manganè was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, she felt her world was ending. Now, she raises awareness and wishes to become a peer educator, thanks to the activities offered by the Prevention House in Mali. Read the story
Mariam Manganè in the Prevention House - Bamako, Mali. Type 2 diabetes

‘The Prevention House has helped me to accept the disease’ – Mariam Manganè

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Humanitarian

'Home-based care helps monitor our health' - Billow H. Barkadala

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Humanitarian

‘Our potential is equal to everyone else's’ - Fadumo Abdi Nuux

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Ali Muhammad Muktar wearing a red Red Cross t-shirt and writing something down. Humanitarian

‘We can lay a foundation for a brighter future’ - Ali Muhammad Muktar

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Type 1 diabetes

‘I was relieved that diabetes was finally being addressed’ - Hiba Suleiman Arwale

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Hypertension

I love sharing what I’ve learned – Huda Al Dabagh

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Type 2 diabetes

Now I can walk and I give back – Dieumbe Seck, Senegal

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An image of Damaris Cabrera. Type 2 diabetes

It’s my job to cheer them on – Damaris Cabrera, Guatemala

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Emmanuel Kpon Saye participating in the the Global Diabetes Walk that he has organised in Ganta, Liberia. Type 2 diabetes

I needed to learn very fast – Emmanuel Kpon Saye

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Type 1 diabetes

Toujours le courage – Alhassane Diallo

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