- Strengthen the prevention of risk factors for diabetes- Strengthen national policy and strategic frameworks in the fight against diabetes while increasing on-the-ground access to care, treatment and education for patients and the population- Strengthen the place of patients through their associations- Ensure full involvement of all partners and optimal governance of the project
The project will adopt an institutional and operational approach. In order to strengthen the fight against diabetes and its risk factors in Burkina Faso, the partner will ensure that policy documents related to the disease (NCD, diabetes, nutrition, maternal and child health, ...) are strengthened. By promoting a more favourable policy environment, this project perfectly complements project WDF18-1655, which focuses on the training of health professionals, and will further strengthen the quality of care at the peripheral level through patient education.To ensure better quality of care and better financial access to care for people with diabetes, advocacy will also be used to ensure that diabetes treatment and care are fully included in the Universal Health Coverage system to be set up in the country.At the end of the project, Burkina Faso will have an effective and sustainable policy environment and a decentralised and strengthened diabetes care system. The country will also benefit from ambitious prevention actions including, for example, teachers and students from primary and secondary schools.To ensure effectiveness and long-term sustainability, all the main health actors in Burkina Faso will be involved from the start of the project: Ministry of Health, General and Regional Directorates of Health, national and regional hospitals and health structures; health professionals as well as patients' associations and associations of health professionals.
• 1 prevention house established in Ouagadougou (Capital city)• 23 peer-educators for prevention activities and 9 patients peer-educators to accompany other patients trained• 207 screening camps conducted• 21,303 persons screened for diabetes• 2,823 persons diagnosed with T2DM and referred to treatment• 84 teachers trained in T2DM prevention• 5966 children and adolescents trained in T2DM prevention• 11,932 parents trained in T2DM prevention• 1,293 community awareness activities conducted incl. 432 for Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy• 9,265 women reached at awareness activities