[india-drug] Training to improve diabetes care delivery

[Sunitha Srinivas <s.srinivas@ru.ac.za>]

(Source:
http://www.phronline.net/article/detnews.asp?articleid=14574&sectionid=2
Thanks?SS)

WDF funded project to train healthcare workers to improve diabetes care
delivery in six states
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Our Bureau, Chennai

A major training programme for healthcare workers to improve diabetes
care methods in six states has been initiated through the Diabetes
Research Centre - World Diabetes Foundation Project (DRC - WDF)
project.

The $ 17.73 lakh project, envisaged as a capacity building project as
part of the National Diabetes Control Programme, mainly aims to train
at least 3000 doctors, 1000 community nurses and 180 foot care
specialists and diabetes self care educators over a period of three
years. 

The project will mainly aim to coordinate various governmental and
non-governmental organizations, private healthcare institutions and
medical practitioners at all levels to ensure economic and effective
diabetes care to the masses. The project will be implemented in Delhi,
Tamilnadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Training for
the first batch of doctors would begin this week, said sources with the
Chennai based Diabetes Research Centre. 

The project was inaugurated yesterday by Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg
Ingrid, Princess of Denmark, and the function was attended by Pierre J
Lefebvre, President of the International Diabetes Federation, Michael
Sternberg, Danish Ambassador to India, Vijay Viswanathan, Joint
Director of Diabetes Research Centre, Rakesh Mittal, Deputy Director
General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) etc. 

Earlier, delivering the Prof.M.Viswanathan Endowment Public Lecture,
Pierre J Lefebvre, President of the International Diabetes Federation
said about 189 million people in the world are estimated to be
diabetics by 2003, and the figure would increase to 324 million by
2025. 

Independent WHO observers opine the current figure is about 177 million
and India tops the list of 10 countries having the most affected
population, followed by China. Risk factors like high racial
susceptibility, central obesity and insulin resistance are high with
the population in Asian countries.






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