Launching Ceremony of World Diabetes Day 2025

On the morning of November 14, at Bao Thang commune, the Steering Committee for Health and Population of Lao Cai province held the launching ceremony of World Diabetes Day 2025.

Attending the launching ceremony were leaders of the Department of Health , the Provincial Center for Disease Control, Bao Thang commune and representatives of regional medical centers in the province.

Scene of the launching ceremony.

According to the International Diabetes Federation report, in 2024, Vietnam will have about 2.5 million adults aged 20 - 79 with diabetes and it is expected to increase to about 2.7 million people by 2050.

The results of the most recent national survey by the Central Endocrinology Hospital in 2020 showed that the rate of diabetes in Vietnam is 7.3%; the rate of pre-diabetes is 17.8%.

In Lao Cai province, the rate of diabetes patients detected and managed has increased over the years. As of September 2025, the whole province detected and managed more than 21,000 patients with diabetes.

The main causes of this rapid increase are urbanization, energy-rich diets and sedentary lifestyles.

Mr. Luc Hau Giang - Deputy Director of Lao Cai Provincial Department of Health spoke at the launching ceremony.

Launching the ceremony, Mr. Luc Hau Giang - Deputy Director of the Department of Health called on all levels of government, departments, branches, organizations and the entire community to pay attention to supporting disease prevention and control activities; step up propaganda so that all people pay attention to diabetes prevention; people should have regular health check-ups to detect early and have timely intervention measures to prevent complications of the disease.

Mr. Do Ngoc Son - Vice Chairman of Bao Thang Commune People's Committee spoke in response.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Do Ngoc Son - Vice Chairman of Bao Thang Commune People's Committee emphasized: Bao Thang will continue to promote propaganda and health education, helping people understand the risks, signs and consequences of diabetes; improve the capacity of medical staff, expand models of community non-communicable disease management to join hands in preventing and fighting diabetes...

Parade to encourage the whole people to respond to World Diabetes Day November 14, 2025.

After the launching ceremony, delegates participated in a parade to encourage the whole population to respond to World Diabetes Day on November 14, 2025 on the main roads of Bao Thang commune.

World Diabetes Day was established in 1991 and officially recognized by the United Nations in 2006 (United Nations Resolution 61/225). Since then, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have chosen November 14 every year to respond to World Diabetes Day, to raise global awareness of diabetes and its complications.

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