Diabetes centre

Area Partner Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

Bolivia Centro Vivir con Diabetes Dr. E. Duarte October 2003 - October 2004 USD 140,000 USD 70,000 WDF02-015

Objective

The project aims to enhance the quality of life for people with diabetes in the Cochabamba province, Bolivia, by helping them to lead a normal life with diabetes.

Expected impact

• 30-40% of health care providers in the target area trained in diabetes
• 50% of health institutions in the target area have diabetes educators
• Information campaign on diabetes reaching 50% of urban population and 30% of rural population in the target area
• Integrated diabetes education for 90% of poor family type 1 children and 50% of type 2 adults in the target area

Results at project completion, June 2005

• The first Centro de Atención Integral for diabetes is offering its services to the Bolivian population
• A multidisciplinary team for treatment of diabetes has been formed
• Success in having people with diabetes adhere to the full treatment
• The first centre for healthy eating in Bolivia has been started up
• Capacity to provide needy patients with quality treatment, including the necessary medication has been created
• Approximately 1,200 people have been treated at the centre, of which 60% attend for medical treatment, 30% for nutritional treatment and the remaining 10% for psychological treatment and other services
• 15 courses of the PREVENIR (PREVENT) Programme have been held. They were held in eight sessions, which were attended by 149 people, with a permanent waiting list
• The modular educational programme for type 1 diabetes was attended by 100 diabetic children and young people, who were the beneficiaries of the INSULIN FOR CHILDREN programme
• Six cookery courses in which 70 people attended, have been held
• Simultaneous educational programmes for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and also with associations of people with diabetes, are held
• Since June 2004, 14,616 meals have been provided in the restaurant of the small centre
• 250 people are permanent beneficiaries, a variable number of people occasionally request the support of these programmes
• 884 people have attended, requesting laboratory services to complement their medical treatment

Additional information on the project can be found here.

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