Latin America

Diabetes is a growing health problem in Latin America.  Almost 6% of the adult population - or more than 16 million people suffer from diabetes. This figure is expected to rise to 32.7 million people in 2025.

The World Diabetes Foundation supports the following projects in Latin America:

Bolivia

Prevention and early diagnosis of retinopathy (WDF07-247)

Brazil

Diabetes treatment and resource mobilization (WDF05-132)

Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua)

Integrated chronic disease management model (WDF06-171)

Chile

E-access to diabetes education and information (WDF06-168)

Cuba

Regional diabetes centres (WDF02-020)
Strengthening care for diabetes/pregnancy in provincial capitals (WDF06-196)
Provincial centre for education and care (WDF06-200)

Latin America (Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico)

E-learning for health professionals (WDF06-215)

South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela)

Prevention of  foot complications (WDF05-135)

The Caribbean

School-based intervention programme (WDF05-139)
Quality improvement initiatives for diabetes (WDF07-260)

This page was last updated 1-19-2009 by bisl.wdf