Number of members
346
Address
101 rue Lamothe, BP 574, Brazzaville
Email
Phone
About
Diabaction Congo was established in 2001.
Main Focus
- To create a chain of active solidarity
- To produce and promote projects related to the fight against diabetes
Activities
The Association is very active and undertakes a range of activities. Here are some examples :
- Creation of Centres across the country for primary and secondary prevention of diabetes, diabetes counselling, education and training, provision of medicines
- Performing advanced specialized medical consultations
- Screening for diabetes in urban and rural areas
- Creation and promotion of physical activity (walking, cycling)
- Monitoring of people at risk for diabetes
- Lecture and discussion on a range of topics such as nutrition, complications of diabetes, obesity prevention
- Training of diabetes educators (using Conversation Maps)
- Regular production of therapeutic education group sessions (Conversation Maps)
- Awareness of diabetes at school;
- Creation of “Diabetes Village” at Square de Gaulle in Brazzaville
- Creation of a Health Caravan
- Implementation of various projects on diabetes and childen
- Establishment of summer camps for children with diabetes. Establishment of a specialised diabetes education section (Blue Hall) in the Department of Metabolic Diseases BUH Brazzaville.
- Training of midwives on gestational diabetes
- Training of diabetes health workers to strengthen the capacity of health centres
- Creation of a registry for epidemiological surveillance of diabetes
- Celebration of World Diabetes Day