Improving Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) outcomes among rural and urban poor women in Rivers State, Niger Delta region of Nigeria

FUNDING PARTNER/AGENCY
World Diabetes Foundation

MAIN OBJECTIVES

• To promote prevention of GDM among rural and urban poor through education and awareness campaigns in communities in Rivers State
• To build the capacity of health care providers at private and primary health
• facilities for screening and pre-referral care for GDM
• To enhance the capacity of secondary and tertiary public and private health care facilities for GDM care
• To promote GDM intervention activities using evidence based scientific publications and media reports and stakeholder fora

OUTCOMES

• 22,202 Pregnant women screened for GDM
• 1310 GDM cases diagnosed (prevalence of 5.9%)1310 GDM cases followed up 85,000 information flyers
• 17 community  town hall meetings and door to door Inter-personal communications.
• 2300 persons reached  and three community rallies held
• 360 public & private HCPs trained
• 4 trainings organized for Primary HCPs 78 Secondary HCPs trained
• 4 trainings organized for Secondary HCPs 306 OBGYN and Specialist staff trained
• 4 trainings organized for Tertiary HCPs 4 stakeholders meetings/ Dissemination of findings
• 10 Abstracts presentations
• 4 Journal publications 720 Mass media jingles
• 60 broadcasts (TV/Radio/Newspaper)
• 10 Online posts on WDF sponsored events. locally, nationally, regionally, and internationally

DURATION:January 2017 – December 2019

GRANT No: WDF-16 1347