{"id":22177,"date":"2026-11-15T14:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T14:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/capital-hospital-marks-world-diabetes-day-with-call-for-early-action\/"},"modified":"2026-11-15T14:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T14:42:18","slug":"capital-hospital-marks-world-diabetes-day-with-call-for-early-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/capital-hospital-marks-world-diabetes-day-with-call-for-early-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Hospital Marks World Diabetes Day with Call for Early Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Nov 14, 2026: The Department of Endocrinology at Capital Hospital Islamabad, in collaboration with the Pakistan Endocrine Society (PES), observed World Diabetes Day 2026 with an awareness and educational programme at the hospital auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>Held under the theme \u201cEarly Action on Diabetes,\u201d the event was attended by more than 80 participants and focused on the need for early detection, timely medical intervention, diabetes prevention and comprehensive care to help reduce the rising burden of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>The programme included scientific presentations by Dr Nosheen Chohan, Dr Saleha Ahmed and Dr Fatima Bilal. The speakers discussed key areas including diabetes prevention, gestational diabetes, and resilience and psychological well-being among people living with diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>An interactive question-and-answer session was led by Dr Sarwar Malik, Head of the Department of Endocrinology. The expert panel comprised Dr Attiya Naveed, Dr Sheeba Noreen, Dr Farhan Ali and Dr Abid Saeed, while Dr Aiman Malik moderated the session.<\/p>\n<p>A notable moment of the programme was the presentation of the Best Fellow Endocrinology Award to Dr Aiman Malik in recognition of her outstanding performance, dedication and commitment to the field of endocrinology.<\/p>\n<p>Dr M. Naeem Taj, Executive Director, Capital Hospital, attended the event as chief guest. In his address, he appreciated the efforts of the Department of Endocrinology and stressed the importance of public awareness, preventive healthcare and coordinated efforts to combat diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with a diabetes awareness walk, carrying the message of collective responsibility in preventing diabetes and encouraging healthier lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p>Through the initiative, Capital Hospital Islamabad and the Pakistan Endocrine Society reaffirmed their commitment to improving public awareness about diabetes, promoting early diagnosis and strengthening the quality of care.<\/p>\n<p>The message of the day underlined that early action today can help prevent complications tomorrow and contribute to a healthier future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capital Hospital Islamabad and the Pakistan Endocrine Society observed World Diabetes Day 2026 with an awareness event on early action against diabetes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}