Hundreds of people met yesterday morning in the Botanical Garden to run in the activity
This year, the greatest amount of resources collected from the walk will be allocated to counteract child diabetes.According to José Antonio López, who is one of the representatives of the Foundation Learning to Live, which organizes the activity, that institution with Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital, have developed an aid program for more than 400 children with diabetes.
According to López, one of the main functions of the Foundation is the education and guidance of people, since it considers that doing constant exercises and carrying a good diet, diabetes can be prevented.
While some of the people who participated in the walk stated that they support the initiative, because they understand that it is a good cause in favor of the health of people suffering from that disease.
It is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.In 2012, diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths, of which more than 80% occurred in low and medium -sized income countries.According to WHO, diabetes will be the seventh cause of death for 2030.