PRESS RELEASE
South-South
cooperation to improve diabetes care
China,
Zimbabwe and Ecuador will have an exclusive opportunity to replicate and adapt
a successful diabetic foot care project originally developed in Alexandria,
Egypt. This pioneering partner approach to diabetes care is a first of its kind
South-South cooperation for the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). A
South-South cooperation promotes the sharing of best practices in research and
prevention between low and middle income countries.
With
the support of the IDF BRIDGES programme, three diabetes centres in the
selected countries, will benefit from the partnership:
-Qingdao
Endocrine and Diabetes Hospital, Qingdao (China)
-Zimbabwe
Diabetes Association, Harare (Zimbabwe)
-Ambulatory
healthcare center “CAA Cotocollao”, Quito (Ecuador)
Prior
to the start of the intervention, local teams in these centres will be trained
during workshops organized by Professor Samir Khalil, principal investigator of
the original project in Egypt and IDF. These four day workshops will strengthen
the intervention and ensure the success of its implementation.
“We are building bridges between scientists and
diabetes communities worldwide through a unique South-South cooperation” said
Sir Michael Hirst, President of IDF. “With over 80% of the people living with
diabetes in low and middle income countries, the transfer of knowledge and
expertise between these regions is key to tackle the diabetes epidemic and
reduce complications”.
“After
successful results in Egypt, we are excited to share our foot care project with
the rest of the world” stated Professor Khalil. “In less than two years in
Egypt, we managed to educate more than 2,700 professionals nationwide. Almost
all universities now have a module on diabetes foot care included in their
graduate and post graduate curriculum”.
For more information contact:
Ronan L’Heveder, ronan.lheveder@idf.org
About the International
Diabetes Federation (IDF)
The International Diabetes
Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes
associations in 170 countries and territories. It represents the interests of
the growing number of people with diabetes and those at risk. The Federation
has been leading the global diabetes community since 1950. www.idf.org
About IDF’s BRIDGES programme
BRIDGES
is a programme of the International Diabetes Federation supported by an
educational grant from Lilly Diabetes. BRIDGES is dedicated to translational
research and is supporting 41 projects in 38 countries in primary and secondary
prevention of diabetes. More information is available on www.idf.org/bridges
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