Improving diabetes care for Palestinian refugees in Syria and Lebanon through a capacity-building initiative for health centres and providers, aimed at better prevention and management of diabetic foot and retinopathy.
Building on diverse initiatives with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), this project aims to enhance diabetes management and care in UNRWA health centres. It aims to scale up successful interventions from a completed WDF fundraiser project in Jordan, focusing on foot care (WDF-F18-0034), and replicate them in Lebanon and Syria. The project's focus is on preventing and managing diabetic foot and retinopathy complications, integrating these services into the existing diabetes healthcare system.
• 52 UNRWA health centres (27 in Lebanon and 25 in Syria) to be equipped to provide diabetic foot and eye care services.• 30 UNRWA health personnel to be trained as trainers on diabetic foot and retinopathy prevention and management; and 150 medical officers and 350 nurses trained through the Training of Trainers (ToT) approach.• 32,000 patients with diabetes to receive diabetic foot and retina screening and related care (17,000 in Syria and 15,000 in Lebanon).• 35,000 patients with diabetes to have enhanced awareness related to diabetic foot and eye care.