Cuban Ministry of Health, Fundación para la Diabetes (Spain)
Project responsible
Dr. O. Díaz Díaz
Duration
July 2003 -September 2010
Project budget
EUR 316,100
WDF contribution
EUR 233,200
Fundación para la Diabetes contribution
EUR 82,900
Project number
WDF02-020
Objective
The project aims to improve diabetes care in Cuba by completing the national network of Educational and Medical Care Centres for Diabetics (CEADs).
Expected impact
Ten provincial diabetes centres will be established
Over a 3 year period, around 102,000 people with diabetes will use the new diabetes centres
600 diabetes doctors will attend an additional 12,600 people with diabetes in their local communities per year
The project aims to achieve a 10% reduction in diabetes related complications
Results to date
The national Educational and Medical Care Centre for Diabetics (CEAD) in Havana has been refurbished.
8 out of the 10 CEADs have been inaugurated and are running well (Santa Clara, Las Tunas, Cienfuegos, City of Havana, Bayamo, Bauta, Ciego de Avila and Sancti Spiritus). Only the diabetes care centres of Camagüey and Isla de la Juventud are still not operational.
Doctors from a total of 498 polyclinics nationwide have been trained in diabetes. Furthermore, all the 498 polyclinics have established diabetes care services as per request by the Ministry of Health.
Additional information on the project can be found here.
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