Gestational Diabetes, Sudan

Area Partners   Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

Sudan Sudan Fertility Care Association (SFCA)/ UNFPA/ Federal Ministry of Health Dr. S. A. Balla July 2007 - July 2009 EUR 279,330 EUR 125,000 WDF06-207

Objective

The project aims to improve the health status of pregnant women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and to achieve healthy outcome of their pregnancy.

Expected impact

• The first GDM clinic in Sudan operational
• 60 doctors and nurses trained in control and management of GDM
• 30 educators trained in GDM screening and health education
• Estimated 400 pregnant women with GDM controlled and thereby experiencing a healthy pregnancy
• Estimated 400 healthy babies delivered by women with GDM
• 20,000 pregnant women at eight centres reached through health education carried out by the trained educators
• More than 200 GDM cases have received follow up after delivery and more than 100 cases followed and monitored after delivery for more than 6 months

Additional information on the project can be found here.