Diabetes registry hit by site delays

An online database tasked with determining the prevalence of diabetes in the United Arab Emirates is still offline eight months after its grand launch.

Established as a joint venture between the National Committee on Diabetes and Emirates Diabetes Society, with funding provided by GlaxoSmithKline, the news is an embarrassing setback for the project.

The website was imagined as a means of consolidating all public and private sector data concerning diabetic patients across the country.

Speaking to press at the sidelines of a recent diabetes conference, Dr Abdul Razak Al Madani, president of the Emirates Diabetes Society, said there was still no way to avoid repeating patient data.

"The website is functioning [but] the window where the doctor or clinic can put the registration, the name and the details - that is still not within the website," he said.

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