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Event highlight videos
Diabetes Africa events offer high-value content for specialists and a wider audience interested in diabetes care, at a time when face-to-face interactions are more difficult. Our events bring together healthcare professionals, business executives, national and international decision-makers and experts, to discuss innovation and good practices. Our events help address healthcare challenges where it matters most.
In 2020, our events covered topics such as: the impact of COVID-19 on routine diabetes care, telemedicine, podiatry, data gathering and community support. Subjects are inspired by the activities in Diabetes Africa’s chambers and faculties and reviewed on a regular basis, with input from members and partners.
The discussion session is interactive and includes regular polls and Q&A, which give participants an opportunity to share their own experience.
Our community
Consultant Physician, Endocrinology and Diabetology, UK Advisor to Diabetes Africa Dr Abbi...
Member of the faculty of diabetes & endocrinology Member of the diabetes...
Founder, Nigeria Diabetes Online Community Diabetes Africa Advisor Dr Olamide (Hakeem) Adejumo...
Nutritionist and Diabetes Educator, Excise Healthcare, Kenya Advisor to Diabetes Africa Beatrice...
Chamber lead for Diabetes Africa sustainable education Prof. Silver Bahendeka, FRCPI, PhD...
Arvinder K Kalsi, MPMI, MBA, is a Strategic and Business Development Consultant...
Kenya Diabetes Study Group BSc MBBCh (Rand) FCP (SA) FACE FRCP (London),...
Medical Director, Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre (Nigeria) Diabetes Africa Footcare Faculty Member...
Founder of AIX Consultancy Advisor for the Diabetes Africa data collection chamber...
Shola is co-founder of BOHEMIAN SMARTLYTICS LIMITED. In this role, he is responsible...
General Practitioner, Leicester, UK Head of Research, Primary Care Diabetes Europe Honorary...
Consultant Physician in Endocrinology & Diabetes Chair of the NCD Alliance of...
Head of Education and Media and Publishing, CDE, South Africa Diabetes Africa...
Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, UK Treasurer of the Tanzania UK...
General Practitioner and Healthcare Entrepreneur Dr. Ronald Kelechi Ikpe (Dr. Ron) is...
Chairperson, Podiatry Association of South Africa (South Africa) Diabetes Africa Footcare Faculty...
Past President of the Ethiopian Diabetes Association Former Chair of the International...
Specialist Podiatrist, Foot and Limb Group Ltd. (Kenya) Diabetes Africa Footcare Faculty...
Consultant Pharmacist Primary Care and Diabetes, UK Co-Chair Diabetes UK Primary Care...
Consultant Physician Endocrinologist at Lautech Teaching Hospital Head, Department of Medicine, Ladoke...
Head of Podiatry Department, University of Johannesburg Diabetes Africa Footcare Faculty Member...
Latest articles
University of Abuja partners with Diabetes Africa on diabetes education
The University of Abuja (Nigeria) has entered into a partnership with Diabetes Africa to share knowledge and support the development of an academic degree on diabetes education, marking a first in the region. The partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 8 January 2021 on the occasion of a...
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Nigeria has less than 200 endocrinologists. Here is a way to bridge this gap.
In the wake of the disruption across sectors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an opportunity to use technology to improve on existing processes and better manage chronic diseases in Nigeria, especially for chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Dr. Michael A. Olamoyegun from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology...
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An easy solution to pick up diabetes medicine during the pandemic
People with diabetes who are shielding from social contacts have struggled to access their medicine during the pandemic. In collaboration with a diabetes patient group in South Africa and Diabetes South Africa, Diabetes Africa led an initiative to create a medicine collection form for third parties. The important thing was...
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Larry Distiller: COVID-19 is shaking up diabetes education
For the first time in 22 years and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual forum of the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology (South Africa) will be online. To bring knowledge and discussions to hundreds of healthcare professionals from across Africa, the CDE is adopting a new format, adapted to...
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Telemedicine in Nigeria: a simple solution for people with diabetes?
Despite the multiplication of telemedicine applications and services and the appetite of investors for a potentially huge market, telehealth and remote consultations in Nigeria are in their infancy: a lot remains to be done to structure, popularise and effectively practice telemedicine. COVID-19 has acted as an accelerator and many hospitals...
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Olubiyi Adesina : “we need to engage the media”
Dr Olubiyi Adesina is an endocrinologist, a former columnist at the Sunday Sun newspaper and the Chairman of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (Ogun State Chapter). We met with him to discuss his story, hopes and plans to improve diagnosis and care in Africa.
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