# The Gauteng Health Department is commemorating World Diabetes Day today, led by MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko at the Protea South Community Hall in Soweto, Johannesburg. The campaign urges communities to adopt healthier lifestyles and highlights workplace challenges faced by people living with diabetes. Under the theme, Know More and Do More for Diabetes at Work, employers are encouraged to fight he stigma related to diabetes. The department stresses early screening, noting Gauteng’s diabetes control rate remains steady at 65-percent.
Gauteng Health raising awareness about the challenges people with diabetes face in the workplace