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| Implementing National Diabetes Programmes |
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| Report of a WHO Meeting |
| Document produced by the WHO Division of Noncommunicable Diseases |
| King, H., Gruber, W., Lander, T. |
| Technical Units |
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Order Number
19300064
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Format
Package
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Price
CHF
10.00
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US$
12.00
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Developing countries:
CHF
7.00
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English
1995
88
pages
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| Summary |
Summarizes the outcome of the first WHO meeting, at the global level, convened specifically to address the topic of national diabetes programmes. Throughout, the book emphasizes the practical aspects of programme implementation. The book has six sections. The first examines the mandate for national diabetes programmes which was provided by the World Health Assembly resolution on prevention and control of diabetes in 1989. Since economic considerations are paramount to health planners, these are also addressed in this section, as are the different approaches to implementation.
The second section focuses on community-based aspects of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Diabetes is recognized as a model for the development of broader-based noncommunicable disease control programmes. The principles of implementation are considered in the next section, which explains the setting of goals and targets, situation analysis, planning and evaluation, the role of the patient, standards of care, and responsibilities of the health care team.
The fourth and most extensive section summarizes the actual deliberations of the three working groups during the meeting. These groups considered people with diabetes and their primary medical advisers, secondary and tertiary health care providers and allied agencies, and national and international administrative structures. In each case, the groups addressed issues relating to perceived needs and constraints, strategies and tactics to address them, and actions and recommendations for overcoming barriers to better care. |
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