IDF member since
1985
Number of members
16000
Address
New Weija, Choice, Accra, Greater Accra, 00233, Ghana
Email
Phone
About
The National Diabetes Association Ghana (NDA) functions as the foremost authority and advocate for individuals affected by diabetes in Ghana, including individuals, healthcare practitioners and affiliated stakeholders.
The vision of NDA is to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and other NCDs and urge the government to see these conditions as health priorities for children living with diabetes in Ghana.
Main Focus
- To lead all people with diabetes in Ghana to quality and affordable services for the care and prevention of diabetes.
- To be the mouthpiece of all people with diabetes in Ghana.
- To create awareness of the condition and its complications through peer education, print and electronic media.
- To be effective in the prevention of diabetes in Ghana.
- To improve quality of life and reduce morbidity and premature mortality, particularly in women, children and adolescents.
Activities
- To make diabetes everyone’s business.
- To collaborate and partner with Government, Ministries and Agencies, private, NGOs and individuals to help in the education and creation of awareness through the print and electronic media.
- To train more diabetes educators, doctors and other health personnel in the current treatment regimes in managing diabetes and offering the best medical care in Ghana.
- To follow programmes initiated by IDF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Life for a Child, World Diabetes Foundation and other organisations.
- To exchange programmes with other national associations through networking.