Diabetes Care in Republic of Macedonia: Challenges and Opportunities

Ivica Smokovski; Tatjana Milenkovic; Caroline Trapp; Aleksandar Mitov

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2015.12.017

Diabetes Care in Republic of Macedonia: Challenges and Opportunities

Journal

Annals of Global Health

Date Issued

2015

Author(s)

Ivica Smokovski

Caroline Trapp

Aleksandar Mitov

DOI

10.1016/j.aogh.2015.12.017

Abstract

The Republic of Macedonia (RoM) has experienced a rapid rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) over the past 2 decades, a period characterized by significant social, political, and economic change. RoM now has one of the highest rates of diabetes in Europe.