Integrated management of diabetes in children

Area Partner Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

Sudan Faculty of Medicine, University of Geziera Dr. M. E. Abdalla January 2007 - January 2009 EUR 241,000 EUR 123,000 WDF06-167

Objective

The project seeks to improve care given to children with type 1 diabetes through their schools and families and the health care system in order to decrease the high number of children admitted to hospital with keto-acidosis.

Expected impact

• 200 school teachers trained
• 100 health care providers trained (doctors, medical assistants, dieticians and paediatric psychologists)
• 1,500 children having access to better quality diabetes care
• Reference paediatric diabetes clinic established in Wad Medani Paediatrics' Hospital
• Information system and nutritional unit established in the reference clinic

Results to date

• 50 participants joined a partnership workshop
• 28 health personnel; 12 doctors, 10 nurses, 3 dieticians and 3 psychologists, have been trained in the management and education of children with diabetes
• 40 teachers from the Wad Medani Locality schools have been trained
• Weekly referral clinic sessions have been held in the reference clinic in Wad Medani Paediatrics Teaching Hospital, the clinic has so far registered 294 children
• A nutritional unit has been established in which 10 training sessions have been held, 15-40 mothers of children with diabetes attended each session
• Health education materials in Arabic have been developed

Additional information on the project can be found here.

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