Al Rahba Hospital, managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine International and owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), has announced the opening of a new Diabetes Clinic to mark the 'World Diabetes Day.'

An ambitious project of Al Rahba’s diabetes care team, the new clinic aims to offer consultation and treatment to patients in the UAE. The facility will have two specialized divisions to consult patients and offer customized diabetes treatments.

Al Rahba Hospital said the launch coincides with the 'World Diabetes Day' celebrated annually on November 14. The new facility will also have a dedicated diabetes physician, Diabetes educator and dietitian, and a team of specially-trained nurses.

The Diabetes Care Team at Al Rahba Hospital is headed by chief medical officer Dr Nellie Boma, who will be co-ordinating knowledge transfer initiatives with Johns Hopkins as a renowned name in the field of diabetes research, it added.

The clinic is designed to improve the quality of life of controlled and uncontrolled diabetic patients through self-education and proactive screening and monitoring, said Dr Boma.

“The clinic services are based on an interdisciplinary approach suited to meet the needs of a growing patient population and are aligned with the highest international guidelines and requirements set forth by Seha in the emirate,” she explained.

'Diabetes care is constantly changing in order to meet the dynamic needs of patients as their lifestyles and diets transform during their lifetime. There is no single, uniform treatment or solution to this complex disease, and we are proud to be able to serve patients on all levels of the spectrum.'

'The new Diabetes Clinic is a huge step forward in consolidating regional and national initiatives to reduce the disease’s social and economic burden,' she added.

To mark the launch of the Diabetes Clinic, Al Rahba physicians, diabetes educators, pharmacists and dietitians hosted visitors and patients at twelve different locations at the hospital, offering free diabetes education kits and distributing information about the new services.-TradeArabia News Service