Capacity-building of the allied health workforce to prevent and control diabetes: lessons learnt from the National Initiative to Reinforce and Organize General Diabetes Care in Sri Lanka (NIROGI Lanka) project.

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dc.contributor.authorWijeyaratne, Chandrika
dc.contributor.authorArambepola, Carukshi
dc.contributor.authorKarunapema, Palitha
dc.contributor.authorPeriyasamy, Kayathri
dc.contributor.authorHemachandra, Nilmini
dc.contributor.authorPonnamperuma, Gominda
dc.contributor.authorBeneragama, Hemantha
dc.contributor.authorAlwis, Sunil de
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-26T09:15:55Z
dc.date.available2016-09-26T09:15:55Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractIn 2008, to tackle the exponential rise in the clinical burden of diabetes that was challenging the health systems in Sri Lanka, a shift in focus towards patientcentred care linked with community health promotion was initiated by the National Initiative to Reinforce and Organize General Diabetes Care in Sri Lanka (NIROGI Lanka) project of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. Specific training of “diabetes educator nursing officers” (DENOs), field staff in maternal and child health, footwear technicians, and health promoters from the community, was instituted to improve knowledge, skills and attitudes in the area of control and prevention of diabetes. This article highlights some of the activities carried out to date with the allied health workforce and volunteer community. Specifically, it describes experiences with the DENO programme: the educational and administrative processes adopted, challenges faced and lessons learnt. It also highlights an approach to prevention and management of complications of chronic diabetic foot through training a cohort of prosthetics and orthotics technicians, in the absence of podiatrists, and an initiative to provide low-cost protective footwear. Harnessing the enthusiasm of volunteers – adults and schoolchildren – to address behavioural risk factors in a culturally appropriate fashion has also been a key part of the NIROGI Lanka strategy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health 2016;5(1): 34-39.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/177465
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWHO Regional Office for South-East Asiaen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.searo.who.int/publications/journals/seajph/issues/seajphv5n1p34.pdfen_US
dc.subjectallied health workersen_US
dc.subjectcapacity-buildingen_US
dc.subjectdiabetes educationen_US
dc.subjecthealth promotionen_US
dc.subjectprimary careen_US
dc.subjectSri Lankaen_US
dc.titleCapacity-building of the allied health workforce to prevent and control diabetes: lessons learnt from the National Initiative to Reinforce and Organize General Diabetes Care in Sri Lanka (NIROGI Lanka) project.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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