For the ninth consecutive year, the councils of both municipalities have joined forces to organise this activity, the proceeds of which will be used for research into diabetes by the DIAMET research group of the IISPV
The 9th edition of the solidarity walk ‘Damos un paso contra la Diabetes’ of the town councils of Perafort and Garidells has been a success and has brought together nearly 450 people, who have joined together to raise funds for research into diabetes. The funds will be donated to the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases research group (DIAMET) of the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute.
The walk began at the Bressol school in Perafort, and continued for 9 kilometres along rural paths, until it reached the municipality of Perafort again. As in previous editions, upon arrival at the Garidells, a breakfast was provided to all participants, to regain strength before continuing with the final stretch of the activity.
The rain made an appearance and meant that many of those registered could not attend the event, and part of the route was modified, but the walk was nevertheless carried out without any complications.
The money collected from participants’ registrations, with a solidarity cost of €5, will be donated to the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Research Group (DIAMET) of the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV). This financial contribution will help to continue advancing in the lines of research on diabetes that this group, one of the leaders in Spain in the research of diabetes and other metabolic diseases, has underway. In fact, the DIAMET group, led by Dr. Sonia Fernández Veledo and Dr. Joan Vendrell, director of the IISPV, has made remarkable findings in recent years that have been published in prestigious scientific journals.
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