India, May 3 -- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released India's first-ever guidance document on diabetes mellitus in children at the recently concluded National Summit on Best Practices in Public Healthcare Service Delivery.

This landmark document establishes, for the first time, a structured and standardized national framework for the screening, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of childhood diabetes.

With this initiative, India joins a select group of countries that have successfully integrated childhood diabetes care into their public health systems.

The guidance aims to ensure universal screening of children from birth to 18 years, enabling early detection through community- and school-based platforms. A...