World Diabetes Day Brings Free Tests to Ramallah

On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, the Birzeit University Faculty of Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, alongside the Palestine Diabetes Institute, held on November 18, 2014 free medical diabetes tests and diagnosis.

Faculty students participated in the event, which was organized at Al-Manara Square in Ramallah from 9 am to 4 pm.  The activities included free diabetes tests and diagnosis, blood pressure, calculation of body mass index and tips on proper nutrition, diabetes prevention and pharmaceutical guidelines for over 400 citizens.