8.4 mil.
Patients treated
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Being there: catalysing change for those in greatest need
$147 mil.
Funds distributed412,000
Healthcare providers trained13,800
Clinics opened/strengthenedI would never have tested my blood sugar
Mr Kamal Khatiwada is a respected member of his community in the Taplejung District of Nepal. So when the Human Practice Foundation organised a diabetes screening camp at a village school, he attended to show his support.
Mr Khatiwada’s first blood glucose results were high - a second test, taken after lunch, was even higher. In shock, he went to district headquarters for a follow up test in a private clinic, which confirmed the initial results. He started treatment for type 2 diabetes soon after.
Without the screening camp, ”I would never have tested my blood sugar … and been compelled to face the worst,” he says.
The screening camp in Taplejung District was part of School Based Diabetes Prevention, WDF16-1432