Training in diabetes care, West Africa

Area Partner Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

West Africa Health of Populations in Transition (HoPiT) Prof. J. C. Mbanya July 2007 -  July 2009 EUR 570,000 EUR 570,000 WDF05-118

Objective

The project aims to train health care personnel from 6 countries in West Africa and thereby raise the quality of diabetes care provided.

Expected impact

• High level diabetes training provided to 400 physicians, senior nurses and allied health care staff from French speaking Africa
• Each trained health professional organises at least one dissemination course for 5-10 primary care physicians or primary care nurses in his or her centre or health district
• A minimum of 1,300 primary care physicians and primary care nurses will receive training for diabetes care through dissemination courses each year, resulting in 2,600 trained within the project period.
• Influencing the care of at least 2 million people with diabetes
• The project promotes 3 diabetes care related interventions each year through a project development scheme
• Upon completion of the training, local African diabetes champions are expected to strengthen diabetes care and influence health policy within their countries

Results to date

• A course programme has been developed for training in all six project countries.
• The first two courses were held in Guinea Conakry in April 2008. During the course 81 health care staff from 17 hospitals including three hospitals from Conakry and from 14 regional hospitals of the country were trained.
• The Guinea Conakry Ministry of Health plans to open diabetes units in Labé, Kindia, Mamou, Boké, Fria, Kamsar, Faranah, Kankan, Siguiri and N’zérékoré. The regional diabetes units will be progressively opened over the next two years.
• In Guinea Conakry diabetes awareness spots were broadcasted in the country's number one radio programme, “Grand Dossiers” as well as on the television programme “Invite du Jeudi” watched by more than 3 million viewers. A press conference was held with the national radio as well as the written and electronic press.
  

Additional information on the project can be found here.

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