Jafar stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lokoja on the sideline of this year’s “World Diabetes Day.”
The expert stressed the need to increase public enlightenment and encourage the prevention of the disease in the country.
He urged stakeholders and government at all levels to raise the awareness on the alarming rate of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases like hypertension, cancer, etc.
He said, “Diabetic disease is so common in our environment these days and is killing people gradually and silently at an alarming rate.
“The general public must be sensitised to its early signs, detection, possible preventions and treatments.
“We must take proactive measures as government and as individuals to drastically reduce this negative trend in our society.
“To remain healthy is for individual to adopt a measure in their lifestyle that will prevent certain diseases in order to stay healthy.”
Jafar stressed the need for individuals to be careful of what they eat, drink, and do that could predispose them to certain diseases.
The expert defined diabetes as one of the non-communicable diseases that occurred as a result of metabolic disorder.
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