Nutrition protocol

Area   Partners   Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname St. Vincent & the Grenadines Caribbean Food & Nutrition Institute Diabetes Association of the Caribbean Dr. F. Henry January 2004 - January 2007 USD 504,380 USD 400,000 WDF03-045

Objective

The project aims to finalise a Caribbean Protocol for nutritional management of diabetes, obesity and hypertension and train health care providers in its use.

Expected impact

• 5 national nutrition coordinators trained in use of the Protocol
• 5 national diabetes educators trained in use of the Protocol
• 300-500 doctors, nurses, nutritionists and diabetes educators in the 5 participating countries trained

Results at project completion, January 2007

• Protocol adopted by Ministries of Health in 9 countries, 5 of which were funded by WDF
• 488 Healthcare professional trained in 9 countries
• Protocol adopted by training institutions in Jamaica and Suriname
• Media coverage on nutritional management of NCD's increased in 9 Caribbean Countries

Impact

• Different types of university and nursing students in the West Indies, Jamaica and Trinidad and Suriname are being trained on protocol
• The protocol has been integrated as part of the Caribbean Diabetes Management Protocol, the Protocol for the Management of Diabetes and Protocol for the Management of Hypertension in Jamaica
• Healthcare workers and policy makers have been made aware of their personal risk factors for NCD's
• The Nutrition Protocol is available for download in PDF format in English and >Dutch

Additional information on the project can be found here.

This page was last updated 4-15-2008 by taj.wdf