Diabetes is not a disease but a physical condition, its development causes the disease, so it is not treated but must be managed and monitored. The increase in sugar levels in the human body, which is seen through the blood, determines that a person has diabetes.  There is a hormone called "insulin", which is produced by the pancreas, in humans, and this hormone regulates the use of sugar by the cells. A person with diabetes has kidney problems. Diabetes is hereditary and linked to a person's lifestyle... Hygiene and health" programme.

25% of the world's population is affected by anaemia, 42% of children under 5 years of age, 40% of pregnant women and one third of women of childbearing age also experience this health problem. Anemia is a lack of red blood cells in the blood, which reduces the flow of air to all organs and causes various diseases. The lifespan of a red blood cell is 120 days, 1% of the red blood cells have to be renewed every day. The reason for this is the lack of iron, vitamin B12-B9, or blood loss, the presence of parasites. Symptoms: paleness, fatigue, low blood pressure...

Many eye problems require medication and some require glasses. Vision problems include nearsightedness and farsightedness. The formation and growth of the human eye is from 0 to 10 years before it is completely finished. Hygiene and health" programme, on Don Bosco radio.

Bilharzia" is a disease acquired by a parasite, entering the pores, when a person is immersed in water, which may contain snails. There are three types of "bilharzia" depending on which parasite enters a person through the skin: those that infect the intestines, those that attack the bladder and those that infect the intestines and brain. From 24 hours to 18 weeks after being immersed in water without washing feet or taking a bath, the person may experience itching and swelling, fever, arthritis... Bilharzia" can stay with a person for 15 to 20 years. To prevent this disease, everyone should follow good hygiene...

The Spirit of truth will guide you into all truth

At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.

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Love and Salvation

Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.

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Zatti, our brother

The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.

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