About
Since 1972, there were several independent groups of healthcare professionals and people with diabetes in several cities in Indonesia with certain activities on diabetes education and diabetes care. In 1986, they decided to merge as a national organisation. These groups of people founded Persatuan Diabetes Indonesia (Indonesia Diabetes Association) as a non-profit, non governmental organisation.
The Association has 10 Regions, 99 Chapters, and 200 Units/Hospitals all over Indonesia.
Vision: Leading the fight against diabetes in Indonesia
Mission: To promote diabetes care through awareness, prevention, education and management
Main Focus
- To benefit and provide service to all people with diabetes and others interested in diabetes
- To raise funds to provide assistance to poor and needy children and eligible adults to better manage their diabetes
- To organise and participate in conferences, seminars, forums, camps, courses, exhibitions and workshops
- To compile, print, publish and distribute printed materials on diabetes and related fields
Activities
PERSADIA organize activities, such as talks, seminars health screening, camps and counseling to help people with diabetes and increase awareness of diabetes among the general public.
Every year, regions and chapters organise national diabetes meetings and workshops as part of a continuing medical education programme for health care professionals.
PERSADIA organizes the World Diabetes Day celebrations jointly with its Regions and Chapters . The activities include diabetes walks, exhibitions, health screenings, counselling and games.
PERSADIA members routinely meet every week doing diabetes gymnastics in units/groups in their respective areas.
Message from the President
“We are proud to be part of IDF because we are able to share our activities, problems, experience and scientific needs with other member countries. We are understaffed and do not have sufficient health providers in the field of diabetes, but try hard to be part of the global activities organized by IDF.”