India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
In a landmark step towards strengthening child health services, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Guidance Document on Diabetes Mellitus in Children at the recently concluded National Summit on Best Practices in Public Healthcare Service Delivery.
The Guidance Document establishes, for the first time, a structured and standardized national framework for the screening, diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of childhood diabetes. This initiative positions India among a select group of countries that have integrated childhood diabetes care into the public health system.
The document aims to ensure universal screening of all children from birth to 18 y...