At the groundbreaking Arab Health Congress 2025, a diverse group of healthcare leaders and specialists joined forces to tackle one of the most pressing health challenges of our time—diabetes and its often overlooked complications. The conference underscored the urgent need for integrated care approaches that cut across medical specialties, aiming not only to manage diabetes but also to prevent its life-threatening consequences. The central focus of the event was a collaborative strategy to combat chronic kidney disease (CKD), which has now risen to the alarming status of the seventh leading global cause of death.
The sessions at the conference were packed with discussions and groundbreaking research on how multiple medical specialties—endocrinology, cardiology, nephrology, and pulmonology—can work together to address the full spectrum of diabetic complications. The experts emphasized that this multi-disciplinary approach is vital for tackling the complex, interconnected health issues that diabetes patients face, particularly those related to kidney function. Chronic kidney disease, in particular, is a major risk for individuals with diabetes, yet it often goes undiagnosed and untreated until it’s too late.
Dr. Emad George, Dr. Farhana Bin Lootah, Dr. Waleed Farag, and Dr. Bahaa Shaath, leading specialists from the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, all stressed the importance of early detection, ongoing monitoring, and the urgent need for better prevention strategies. They highlighted that diabetes, if not properly managed, can lead to life-threatening kidney failure, making it imperative that doctors from various specialties work together to intervene before these complications reach a critical stage.
The Arab Health Congress 2025 marks a pivotal moment in the fight against diabetes and CKD, with medical professionals from around the world coming together to drive forward innovative care models, offer solutions, and help improve outcomes for millions of patients globally. The message was clear: a more integrated, collaborative healthcare approach is the future of effective disease prevention and management.
