Dong-A Socio Group Raises Awareness of Walking Importance for Diabetics with '6.5km Walk' Campaign

Dong-A Socio Holdings announced on the 10th that it will conduct the "Beyond Diabetes: 6.5km Walk for Hope Campaign" in collaboration with the Diabetes Research Foundation.

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This campaign was organized to help people with diabetes recognize the importance of walking exercise and to motivate them to continue walking regularly. The distance of 6.5km symbolizes the goal of maintaining glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) below 6.5%, which is one of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes.

The campaign will be held over a total of four months, divided into spring (May 1 to June 30) and autumn (September 1 to October 31) sessions, targeting people with diabetes, their families, and the general public. Participants can download the step-donation mobile application WalkOn, select the 6.5km walking campaign, and donate the steps they accumulate in their daily lives. The funds raised through step donations will be used to support vulnerable diabetic patients through the Diabetes Research Foundation.

Dong-A Socio Holdings and the Diabetes Research Foundation have been conducting the 6.5km walking campaign since 2021. Last year, approximately 15.6 billion steps were donated as valuable contributions.

The Diabetes Research Foundation was established to promote the advancement of diabetology and contribute to public health improvement and overcoming diabetes through systematic support for diabetes research projects and international academic activities. It carries out diabetes prevention projects such as endocrine successor training programs and the "Diabetes Overcoming Research Fund," as well as public interest projects supporting people with diabetes, including the 6.5km walking campaign and the "Young Diabetics Dream Scholarship."

A representative of Dong-A Socio Holdings stated, "We have been conducting the 6.5km campaign to help people with diabetes maintain a healthy life and to convey their will and hope to overcome diabetes. Dong-A Socio Holdings will take the lead in creating a healthy future without diabetes."

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