Improving diabetes care in ten districts, Uganda

Area Partners   Project responsible Duration Project budget     WDF contribution Project number

Uganda Ministry of Health / Mulago Hospital, Kampala / Uganda Diabetic Association / Dr. A. P. Nambuya July 2007 – June 2009 USD 234,378 USD 64,378 WDF06-199

Objective

The project aims to improve access to care and quality of care for people with diabetes in Uganda

Expected impact

• 80 health care workers trained in diabetes prevention, diagnosis and care and provided with basic clinical tools for diabetes care
• 20 diabetes clinics operational
• Referral system established and guidelines for referral of diabetes patients developed
• Approximately 96,000 diabetes patients educated annually

Additional information on the project can be found here.