By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Foot complications are among the most serious and costly complications of diabetes and in Pakistan about 10% of the diabetics suffer from foot problems, many of which lead to leg amputation, Prof Dr Abdul Basit, Chairman Pakistan Working Group on Diabetic Food (PWGDF), stated. In a recent interview he disclosed that currently there are over 400,000 people with foot ulcers in the country. He described diabetic foot a source of huge economic burden as the direct cost of treating a diabetic foot ulcer comes to Rs 3500-61000, which is more than 10 times the average health expenditure of a Pakistani and added that to treat all the people with foot ulcers an amount double the total health budget of Pakistan, is needed. Prof Dr Abdul Basit said that unawareness, shortage of trained health care professionals and scarcity of foot care facilities are major causes of diabetes ...
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