“There are
1.7 million diabetic patients in Sudan” said Prof.Mohamed Ali Eltom, “and the
number is increasing because of the social life. Consumption of excessive
sugar, starch, oil and no exercise is the cause. We need to work on both
prevention and care at the primary level”.
Diabetes
Care Organization (DCO) was formed three years ago under the Chairmanship of
Prof. Mohamed Ali Eltom. DCO is a non-profit organization comprising health
professionals, businessmen, social activists spread across 12 states in Sudan
who work with Diabetics, provide them with medications, advocacy, tell them
about patient rights and carry out awareness campaigns on diabetes. They had a
campaign last Thursday in a village called Kabashi in Khartoum North.
Under the leadership
of former Ambassador Dr.Mohamed Ali Eltom, DCO has initiated a one year post
graduate diploma course for ‘Diabetes Educators’. This is in collaboration with
the University of Ahfad and the Federal Ministry of Health. This course will be
provided for 100 healthcare professionals. The
course will consist of a three-month intensive training at the University of
Ahfad that includes lectures, workshops, student presentations, and clinical
work. The curriculum of the course is based on the “International Curriculum
for Diabetes Health Professional Education” designed by the International
Diabetes Federation (IDF). Upon successful completion and examination of the
postgraduate course, students will be granted a diploma in diabetes education.
The course has been approved by the scientific board of the University of
Ahfad, and accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education.
Following the course, diabetes educators will
complete a nine month internship at Diabetes Mini Clinics, and sign contracts
to work at the DMC for three years after completing the training program. In
addition, the diabetes educators will be the focal point of the Diabetes
Association and act as diabetes coordinators for the district health authority.
The DMCs will be integrated into the existing health care system. The key
feature of the DMCs will be self-management and care training delivered by
well-informed diabetes educators and medical practitioners. Each DMC will
dedicate at least one day per year for community diabetes screening and
awareness.
Prof.Mohamed Al Eltom said that the Diabetes
Centre in Dongula is the best so far with mobile clinic, awareness programmes
and patient monitoring. DCO provides only technical support but no financial
assistance.
5 comments:
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What a diabetes mini-clinic is composed of??
What a diabetes mini-clinic is composed of??
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