Novo Nordisk Education Foundation and the Government of Andhra Pradesh have launched a State-wide changing diabetes barometer programme here today. It is part of a global initiative from the drug major to fight diabetes as well as establish measurability. This, in turn, facilitates tracking and guidance of healthcare improvements. A mobile van ‘diabetes screening on wheels’, was flagged off on the occasion. The initiative has already been launched in Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Puducherry.

(This article was published on December 17, 2012)