Number of members
113
Address
Abdoun, Damscus street, Amman, Jordan

About

Our 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 and 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, and providing support, counseling, education, and capacity-building in regards to diabetes.

Our Values:

Cooperation

Loyalty

Community service

Credibility

Integrity

Transparency

Teamwork

Main Focus

The 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. In addition to working on advocacy and policy

Activities

Type 2 diabetes:

  1. Screening Activities to identify new cases and refer them for treatment by MOH and heathe centres and other entities
  2. Awareness campaign:
    1. campaigns through social media platforms
    2. Handout, brochure and publications
    3. Lectures targeting the public.
  3. One on one education
  4. Diabetes and Ramadan patient stratification:
  5. School awareness project
Hyperglycemia in pregnancy (HIP)
  • Develop national guidelines in collaboration with other stakeholders in different sectors (MOH, RMS, university of Jordan)
  • Develop the curriculum to be given to health care provider
  • Teach the developed curriculum at JSCD

Type 1:

Structured diabetes education

Cousnseling and education

YLD scholl project

 

Publications & Newsletters

1.Role of Medical Societies in disseminating Awareness and Engaging the public using Social Media
2.Diabetes and Pregnancy
3.IDF-MENA region guideline for management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy
4.Role of medical professional societies in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic in Jordan