About
Oman Diabetes Association (ODA) is a non-governmental and non-profit health organisation officially established in 2009.
ODA was initially founded as Oman Diabetes Society in 2005 by a group of endocrinologists and family physicians with an interest in diabetes. ODA works to spread awareness, educate society and cooperate with different organisations to tackle diabetes and minimise its serious complications and rise.
Vision
To permanently cure diabetes in the Sultanate of Oman through establishing communication channels and cooperation with our counterparts in the local community and partners in the Gulf and international communities.
Mission
To continuously work on spreading awareness in the local community about diabetes, methods to combat it and finding solutions to minimise its spread and negative impacts on the individual and society.
Main Focus
- To be a reliable and recognised source on all aspects of diabetes for healthcare professionals, people with diabetes, their families and society as a whole.
- To elevate the scientific and professional standards of healthcare professionals working in diabetes through seminars, training workshops, courses and conferences that address diabetes care.
- To coordinate with the Ministry of Health and all other relevant governmental and non-governmental organisations to promote education and healthcare services provided to people with diabetes.
- To educate people with diabetes on the different advances in diabetes and encourage them to positively engage with their healthcare.
- To raise awareness about diabetes in society through available media channels about diabetes.
- To promote a healthy lifestyle as a basis of for preventing diabetes.
- To support scientific research in various aspects of diabetes.
- To build and cement cooperative relations between ODA and various regional and international association and institutes in the field of diabetes.
Activities
ODA tasks and programmes:
- Spreading awareness on different aspects of diabetes.
- Holding educational gatherings for people with diabetes and their families.
- Providing medical support and appropriate solutions for people with diabetes.
- Supporting scientific research on diabetes.
- Holding periodical training courses for doctors working in diabetes.
- Encouraging junior doctors to participate in medical conferences on diabetes.
- Supporting volunteer work and activities that address the special needs of people with diabetes.
- Establishing communication channels between ODA and other associations around the world such as IDF and the American Diabetes Association.
- Aligning activities with the government’s comprehensive development plan.
Social activities
- Organising mobile support teams for people with diabetes with special needs.
- Holding periodical educational meetings to promote a better understanding of diabetes among various members of society.
- Holding regular training workshops and meetings for doctors and diabetes healthcare teams.
- Celebrating World Diabetes Day on 14 November with the rest of the world.
- Holding an Open Day in commercial centers and public places.
- Organising camping trips for children and youth.
- Providing a hotline to respond to inquiries about diabetes.
- Studying and researching people with diabetes with special needs such as children, the blind, the old and people with mental disabilities.
- Providing support teams for people of different ages.
- Introducing medication and modern practice to enhance diabetes healthcare.
- Making diabetes diagnostic tools such as glucose meters and strips easily available.
- Engaging in activities to provide financial support for people with diabetes with special needs.