Promotion of Rights of Children with Diabetes, Georgia

Approach

The proposed project represents a holistic response to the needs of CwD in Georgia.

Based on a scoping assessment including consultations with MoH and WHO it was found that issues of CwD in Georgia should be prioritized, and the following components were selected:

Advocacy towards ensuring that state legislation and programmes are improved to support health and educational needs of CwD.
Strengthening of provision of care for CwD through updating of guidelines on paediatric endocrinology and training of paediatric endocrinologists. Trainings to be aligned with broader capacity building for care for CwD implemented and funded in parallel by MoH and including training of nurses and establishment of clinics.
Promotion of support to CwD in schools through training and support to school personnel on required knowledge and skills to effectively cope with pupils living with diabetes.
Improvement of public awareness on challenges and rights of CwD and enhancement of capacity of parents to CwD and other stakeholders to advocate for strengthened support to CwD in Georgia.

Results at completion

151 Parents trained in T1DM management
126 Doctors trained in T2DM care, T1DM care or any other relevant skill
2 Advocacy meeting with policymakers held
419 School personnel (assistants of children with diabetes) trained in T1DM management in schools
Diabetes registry integrated into PHC system
5 Days camps and 5 Small scale projects implemented
58.680 Persons reached at awareness raising activities
125.000 Teacher & school staff covered through online training videos on management T1 diabetes at schools