Integrated chronic disease management model

Area Partner Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Alberto Barceló September 2006 - October 2008 USD 269,400 USD 169,400 WDF06-171

Objective

The project aims to improve quality of diabetes care by developing and implementing evidence-based diabetes guidelines as well as a diabetes care improvement programme.

Expected impact

• Evidence-based diabetes guidelines developed and implemented
• 150 health care providers will participate in educational programme
• 1,200 people with diabetes (300 per country) will participate in the quality improvement intervention through their attendance at intervention clinics

Results to date

• At a sub-regional workshop held in Panama City November 2006, 35 participants from the participating countries discussed the establishment, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based guidelines
• National technical committees have been formed in Nicaragua and Guatemala and are under establishment in Honduras and El Salvador
• A manual for intervention has been developed and reviewed by the country teams and adapted to the local situations

Additional information on the project can be found here.

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