V. Mohan, Chairman of Dr.Mohan`s Diabetes Specialities Centre.was speaking at a press conference organized to announce ‘Diabetes 2010` — the diabetes public awareness event. This year`s diabetes awareness exhibition is scheduled to be held at Rani Meyyammai Hall, Egmore Chennai. He said that out of 18 per cent of adult - Diabetics in Chennai only 12 per cent of them have the disorder under control and further said that Public education was the urgent need of the hour. It will be ‘Take control of your diabetes now` as theme for next week.
The entry
for this exhibition is free. Blood screening for diabetes will be free for the
first 100 visitors every day at the exhibition .The exhibition will be
inaugurated at 5 p.m. on July 29. It will be on till August 1. Timings : July
29th- 6 PM to 8 PM. 30th, 31st July and 01st August – 09 AM to 08 PM. Further
details can be had from 044 – 43968888.e mail: drmohans@vsnl.net. Website:
drmohansdiabetes.com.