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Activities |
- Multi center Diabetes Audit at
Monaragala, Wellawaya, Bibila and Siyambalanduwa District
Hospitals
- Mass community screening programme
for diabetes complications and community health programme
at Bibila District Hospital.
- Family health workers basic knowledge
assessment and survey related to diabetes - a multicenter
study at Siyambalanduwa, Madulla, Wellawaya, Buttala
and Thanamalwila.
- Oral health in diabetes patients
– prevalence study of Periodontitis and Gingivitis
among diabetes patients in Uva Wellassa
- Follow up, patents feedback and
outcome assessment of Uva Wellassa. (Related to Diabetes
prevention mass media survey conducted in 2006 June
through the mass media)
- Patients general knowledge assessment
in Diabetes (Study by Dr. Ms Katherine Oven, Wales,
UK)
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| Health
Education Activities |
- Donation of 2 computers and a
printer to establish a Diabetes clinic at Monaragala
District Hospital.
- Establishment of Electronic Database
of diabetes and introduction of Electronic medical
record system in Diabetes Clinic, Monaragala District
Hospital.
- Training of Government Nursing
Officers related to diabetes patient care and patient
education.
- Donation of health education materials
- CDs, Printed materials, health education posters,
health information leaflets, booklets to newly established
diabetes health education unit.
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Cycas
circinalis, a plant from “Jurassic park”
not an uncommon sight in Uva Wellassa however it’s
now under extinction. |
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Health Care Development Activities and Programmes |
- Guest lectures, training demonstrations
and diabetes symposiums for medical officers, nursing
officers, paramedics, hospital employees and midwives
at Buttala, Wellawaya and Monaragala Hospitals.
- Public lecture on Diabetes at
Uva Hospital (Pvt) Ltd, Monaragala.
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