Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, in association with Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi, recently organised a programme of PHFI’s Certificate Course in Evidence-Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM). This certificate course in gestational diabetes mellitus was announced to tackle the increase in the prevalence of gestational diabetes in young mothers, impacting new-borns .
The certificate course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM), presently in its 4th cycle, is being conducted in 19 States and one union territory in India with 134 centres in 73 cities. This course has recently become the first globally recognised model to train primary care physicians in evidence based diabetes management and has been given recognition by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), making it the first-of-its-kind in South and South East Asia.
Convocation certificate was given to 20 successful candidates who now join an informed cadre of public health practitioners with latest wherewithal in the field of diabetes management. Similarly, the Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (CCGDM) was recently launched pan-India and is conducted in 55 regional centres, across India covering 16 states, one union territory and 39 cities. These two uniquely designed pan-India executive training courses for primary healthcare physicians, obstetricians and gynaecologists apprise doctors with the latest developments in the field of diabetes and gestational diabetes management equipping them to deal with diabetes more efficiently in their day-to-day undertakings.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sujit Chatterjee, chief executive officer, Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, stressed that there is a need to develop more innovative training and capacity-building programmes and courses to address public health challenges, especially for diabetes which is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the entire region. He said, “The prevalence of diabetes is increasing at an extremely rapid pace in India and Maharashtra is no exception. There is an urgent need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management as Type 2 diabetes has become a serious health threat with exploding population and changing lifestyle. The CCEBDM course developed by PHFI is a pioneering concept that will surely enhance capacity of general physicians with latest knowledge in diabetes. Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital has always propelled public health issues especially in the non-communicable and cardiovascular disease area and hopes that successful doctors take the responsibility and duty to secure a healthy future for generations ahead.”
Dr Chatterjee further announced that Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital will also undertake PHFI’s Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (CCGDM) to raise awareness and educate obstetricians and gynaecologists in the area of Gestational Diabetes management in young mothers, impacting new born.
Recent outcomes of the phase I of prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in urban and rural India by Indian Council of Medical Research-INdia DIABetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study estimates that Maharashtra has 6 million individuals with diabetes and 9.2 million with pre-diabetes followed by Tamil Nadu (4.8 million with diabetes and 3.9 million with pre-diabetes), Jharkhand (0.96 million with diabetes and 1.5 million with pre-diabetes), and Chandigarh (0.12 million with diabetes and 0.13 million with prediabetes). Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with diabetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census.