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Diabetes

BACKGROUND
India presently is leading the world with the largest number of persons affected by diabetes. It is increasingly being recognized as a public health problem in India. Its prevalence – about 3% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas – is under-recognized, as are the complications that go with it. The proper management of diabetes can significantly reduce complications in the long term. One of the common complications that frequently goes unrecognized is loss of sensation in the feet, resulting in frequent occurrence of ulcers leading to amputations. Also studies in India estimate that for a low-income family as much as 25% of income may be devoted to diabetes care.

PROJECT AREA
National

PROBLEMS

Area
Country-wide

Specific
High incidence of diabetes in the urban areas with rise in the incidence amongst the rural area.

STRATEGY

• Training of doctors, nurse educator, foot-care person and cobbler
• Starting or improving Diabetes Clinic
• Community education

METHDOLOGY

Target group
100 hospitals across the country, and in 20-community health programs. Priority will be given to hospitals from the northeast region.

Process
Training of personnel in CMC, Vellore and SLR&TC, Karigiri

OBJECTIVES
To improve the quality of care provided to patients with diabetes in CMAI hospitals

ACTIVITIES

• Two weeks training for doctors in CMC, Vellore
• Two weeks training for nurse educators in CMC, Vellore
• Training for foot-care person in SLR&TC, Karigiri
• Training for cobbler in SLR&TC, Karigiri
• One week training for community educator in SLR&TC, Karigiri

RESULTS

• 29 hospitals are already trained including 5 hospitals from northeast India
• 30 doctors trained
• 35 nurses trained

LATEST UPDATES
Next training for doctors scheduled from January 2006.

Congregation Based Health and Social Action

BACKGROUND
To address issues of health and social justice, it is necessary to move beyond the traditional institutional mechanisms. Involving church congregations provides an opportunity to do so. Congregations are present in all parts of the country, and can have an impact locally. Moreover, when they are involved, there is an impact on individual members as well, which is transmitted to their interactions with society. Thus involving congregations in issues of health and social justice is an important apect of building a just and healthy society.

PROJECT AREA
Whole of India

Problems-Area
Individuals not sensitive to the needs of the marginalized groups and congregations are uninvolved with community’s needs

METHDOLOGY

Target group
Church members, women’s group, youth group, children

Process
Meetings, workshops, training programmes, exposure visits

OBJECTIVES

• To transform congregations into healing communities
• To involve congregations in issues of health and social justice members, responding to the needs of communities around them through volunteering efforts

ACTIVITIES
Conferences, Workshops, Training programs

RESULTS
Increased volunteers from churches involved in health and social issues