About
The Jordanian Society for the Care of Diabetes (JSCD) aims to offer the necessary information covering topics such as risk factors, complications, prevention and treatment, recent updates, and health and nutritional education targeting different community members and healthcare providers.
Vision:
Provide a standard of care which improves the lives and outcomes of all people living with diabetes or are at risk of developing it across The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in collaboration with our local and international partners.
Our Mission:
To empower people to achieve optimal control over diabetes, decrease diabetes risk, and avoid its complications by outreach, providing support, counseling, education, and capacity-building.
JSCD is also active in advocacy and policy.
Our Values:
- Cooperation
- Loyalty
- Community service
- Credibility
- Integrity
- Transparency
- Teamwork
Activities
Type 2 diabetes
- Screening activities to identify new cases and refer them for treatment by Ministry of Health, healthe centres and other entities
- Awareness campaigns through social media platforms, printed materials and lectures
- Diabetes and Ramadan patient stratification
- School awareness project
One-on-one education
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP)
- Develop national guidelines in collaboration with other stakeholders in different sectors (MOH, RMS, university of Jordan)
- Develop and provide training on curriculum for healthcare providers
Structured diabetes education and counselling.
Young Leaders in Diabete school project.
Publications & Newsletters
- Role of medical societies in disseminating awareness and engaging the public using social media
- Diabetes and pregnancy
- IDF-MENA region guideline for management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy
- Role of medical professional societies in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic in Jordan