ASX-LISTED Eagle Health (EHH) has announced it has officially opened four diabetes Education and Experience stores in Xiamen, China, with more stores in additional provinces throughout China expected to begin opening from next month.
All part of a broader plan to engage consumers around the risks, prevention and management of diabetes, the four stores debuted 01 Dec with the opening ceremony (pictured) on 23 Dec.
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2017 Diabetes Atlas highlighted that China has 114.4 million people with diabetes, with this number projected to increase significantly in the future.
Eagle said it aimed to open stores in other Chinese regions, with the first of these new stores to be opened in late Feb.
MD Zhang Mingwang said the company's Australian pre-meal shake product for Type 2 diabetes had increased sales last month and began shipping throughout mainland China via its pharmacies and other retail stores.
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