Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The World Health Organisation on Thursday announced a pilot programme to 'prequalify' human insulin as an alternative means in the treatment of diabetes in low and middle income countries such as Nigeria.

This is expected to make insulin products more accessible and affordable for the treatment of diabetic patients in countries with low income levels.

This decision was announced in a press statement on Wednesday ahead of the World Diabetes Day.

The World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14. The day is to create awareness on the deadly disease which is one of the ten highest causes of death globally.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the ...