Diabetes and hypertension

Area Partner Project responsible Duration Project budget WDF contribution Project number

Tanzania Ministry of Health Dr. D. Mtasiwa January 2004 - October 2009 EUR 710,950 EUR 318,450 WDF03-058

Objective

The project aims to decrease the burden of non-communicable diseases in Dar es Salaam.

Expected impact

• A surveillance and monitoring system for non-communicable diseases in Temeke municipality, replicable to other municipalities in Dar es Salaam
• 2 specialised diabetes clinics established in Temeke municipality
• Early detection of diabetes and hypertension resulting from implementation of a prevention programme

Results to date as of April 2006

• Health education protocols for cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes and study conducted in 2 health centres. The randomised study of the effect of health education on various risk factors for cardiovascular diseases was finished in the end of 2004
• In 2005 health education in the form of sensitisation to primary school teachers has been given to 18 schools in which 60 teachers participated
• January 2006, 30 traditional healers from 3 wards Keko, Chang’ombe and Mtoni were sensitised on diabetes and hypertension. The main objective of the workshop was to gain cooperation with them as partners in the area of care of service to these patients
• March 2006, 30 community leaders of each of the 3 wards of Kibada, Toangoma, and Chamazi participated in a 3 days sensitisation workshop on diabetes and hypertension
• On December 06, 2005, 26 Primary School teachers from 13 Primary Schools participated in this sensitisation workshop with a primary objective of giving information on the preventive measures against NCD
  

Additional information can be found here.

This page was last updated 10-2-2008 by bisl.wdf