The College of Public Health and Health Informatics at Umm Al-Qura University organized a diabetes awareness campaign on Thursday, 22 November, 2018, at Al-Bushra Secondary and Preparatory Schools for Girls in Al-Zahir.

The students of the third year at the Department of Health Information Management and Technology took part in the campaign under the supervision of Dr. Laila Sulayman Abdul-Rahman and Dr. Iman Abu Sir, and in the presence of Dr. Radiya Al-Khatabi, Head of the School Health Affairs in Makkah, and a number of female health workers in Makkah Al-Mukarramah schools.

The campaign included many corners, including corners on healthy food, healthy alternatives for diabetics, for measuring blood sugar, and ways of protecting oneself from diabetes. It also included a presentation by the female students.