New York, Nov. 13 -- In Central African Republic (CAR), where medicines such as insulin are expensive and often difficult to find, access to diabetes treatment is limited, and structured patient care programs are rare.

Living with diabetes is a challenge, and patients face the risk of severe complications because most health facilities in the country are too poorly equipped to provide regular monitoring. In response, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population, is providing free medical care to people living with diabetes in the southwestern city of Carnot. Since the launch of the program in 2019, our teams have supported 245 patients with diabetes.

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