All diabetics will have throughout the day with its own information stand at the Town Hall Square.
On the occasion of World Health Day, citizens alterial controls stress or glucose may be conducted by the Diabetic Association of Cartagena and Shire (Sodicar) in collaboration with elAyuntamiento of Cartagena.
This year the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to give special emphasis to diabetes, with the aim of enhancing prevention, improve care and strengthen surveillance.
For this reason, Sodicar has directed his campaign at this stad to anyone who wishes to leave if you have doubts about this disease.
The mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, visited this space, as Deputy Mayor, Ana Belén Castejon, the councilor for the Quality of Life, Francisco Calderon, Councillor for Youth, Ricardo Segado, and the Councillor for Social Services, Carmen Martin.
Some of them, like the mayor, have been placed in the hands of members of Sodicar to control blood sugar and blood pressure performed.
In the tent will also be held throughout the day so free calculate body mass index and Test Findrisk, it helps to know the likelihood of developing diabetes in the next few years.
In addition, a team of professionals and volunteers of Red Cross and advise Sodicar this chronic disease.
In addition, to encourage healthy eating bags of coffee will be distributed and, courtesy of the Association of Trade Custom Cartagena (Acopec) and the Municipal Market of Santa Florentina, all citizens are presented with a piece of fruit or vegetable.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena