The project seeks to improve diabetes care by training health care professionals, facilitate access to medication for the poorest and raise awareness on diabetes.
Expected impact
13 doctors and 30 nurses trained
30 health educators and 9 social workers trained in awareness and education
10,000 persons benefited of diagnosis and information
12,000 patients benefited from care and education
Results at project completion
The diabetes clinic at Kossamak Hospital has been running for four years and is now well established.
20 physicians and 60 health care auxiliaries have been trained over 1,900 hours. 4 physicians and 4 nurses are now trainers.
Clinical training and practical teaching has been conducted for 300 health personnel at Kossamak Hospital. 1,500 training hours on oral treatment and complications have been given to medical staff and nurses at Kossamak Hospital.
The diabetes clinic has more than 5,000 patients registered and has given more than 22,000 consultations.
75% of the patients attending the diabetes clinic at Kossamak Hospital are regularly followed up and 65% of them have improved their health status.
More than 200,000 people have been sensitized about diabetes through awareness creation.
A diabetes guide book and an educational video about diabetes have been developed, which is shown four times daily in the waiting area for patients. In addition various newspaper articles, leaflets and posters have been printed.
Project description
The knowledge of diabetes is very weak among the Cambodian health care personnel and an improved capacity in the area is needed.
Presently, there is no basic diabetes training for health care personnel in Cambodia – this is despite the fact that there is an estimated 900,000 people with diabetes according to a WHO study. Approximately 70,000 individuals of this group live in Phnom Penh.
The established diabetology department in Kossamak Hospital is the only hospital department specialised in endocrinology, nutrition and metabolic diseases in Cambodia.
Approach
The project consists of three components each addressing an area to be strengthened in order to improve diabetes care in Cambodia. The first component is aimed at training health care personnel, the second component is aimed at improving access to medication for the poorest, and the third component is aimed at diabetes education and awareness.
The project seeks to ensure the sustainability of the diabetology department in the Kossamak Hospital. The diabetology department has been created by the Ministry of Health in order to increase its actions in education, care and treatment of diabetes.
A local NGO, MoPoTsyo, specialised in health education in deprived areas in Phnom Penh will select three persons among the diabetes patients to be social educators. The social educators will receive training and be responsible for awareness, education work and early detection among the lay population.
Mica-Do (Association Mission Care - Development Organisation) will be responsible for all the training of doctors, nurses and medical students involved in the project.
The project has a subcomponent which deals with two studies: One study on the link between diabetes and viral diseases such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and another study on traditional diet with the aim being to define the necessary adaptations for people with diabetes.
