The Worldwide Diabetes Week Celebration 2018 was held from 12 to 16 November 2018. Various activities were held such as Healthy Eating Workshop, Health Screening and Health Talk, Zumba and Aerobics as well as posters and healthcare booths related to diabetes.

The inauguration of the World Diabetes Day at the UMMC level was held on November 14, 2018 with the theme of this year''s Diabetes and Family. The ceremony was officiated by YM Prof. Dr. Tunku Kamarul Zaman bin Tunku Zainol Abidin, Director, of UMMC. During the opening speech, he asked UMMC staff and young generation to undergo a health screening and adopt a healthy lifestyle as the disease does not recognize age. Congratulations especially to the Diabetes Care Unit and other Departments involved in organizing this event.