Daniel Muñoz, a volunteer at El Centro Vivir con Diabetes (CVCD), a Direct Relief partner clinic in Bolivia, visited headquarters yesterday to present updates on the organization’s work as the only nonprofit in Bolivia providing comprehensive care to people with diabetes. Diabetes is growing rapidly in South and Central America, where more than 26 million people live with the disease. Bolivia is no exception.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the impact of loss of power and flooding on hospitals and critical care facilities leads the headlines, but the loss of medicines and medical supplies needed to manage chronic diseases—like diabetes or high blood pressure—is less obvious. With the start of National Diabetes Month coinciding with Hurricane Sandy, this is a good time to
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Since 2009, Roche and Direct Relief have partnered to increase access to needed medical supplies among low-income, uninsured patients with diabetes. This year, Roche will once again donate blood glucose meters and test strips so that those patients can better monitor and manage their condition. To date over 2,300 shipments of diabetes testing supplies worth over $6million (wholesale) have been
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