Welcome Address
Masters in Diabetes Education (MSc DME) in the University of Abuja
This program is an 18 months programme, will be run in collaboration with Diabetes Africa; an MoU was signed between the University of Abuja and Diabetes Africa 8th January 2021. The structure is a dual mode format; all lectures will be virtual, while the clinical experience will take place in 4 selected teaching hospitals in Nigeria (University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital UPTH) and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH).
Background
Diabetes is a chronic lifelong disease that poses challenges to a person’s daily life, emotional well-being and perceived quality of life. It increases one’s risk of developing long term complications and resulting in early death.
According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 537 million people had diabetes globally in 2021 and this figure is set to rise to 783 million by 2045.The concern is that 80% of this expected increase will occur in middle and low income countries like Nigeria. In Africa, 24 million people had diabetes in 2021, and this is expected to increase to 55 million by 2045. Nigeria is the 3rd most affected country in the African sub-region after South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Health professionals are accountable to people with diabetes to provide current and necessary knowledge and skills needed for them to manage their diabetes and achieve positive health outcomes. Education influences the quality of life of a person and can make a difference between life and death. In order to effectively teach others, health professionals must have sound knowledge, skills and competence at an advanced level. Therefore diabetes education is a specialty
In developing countries especially in Nigeria, health professionals are hardly prepared in diabetes education and management. The number of health professionals who demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles of diabetes care and education is grossly inadequate to meet the needs.
Administrators and providers have to recognise the integral part diabetes education plays in the management of diabetes; that every diabetes care intervention is an educative process and that specific education is required to enable health professionals to be effective diabetes educators.
Improved quality of care reduces personal, societal and economic burden of diabetes promotes quality of life and improves health outcomes for individuals with diabetes, their relatives, communities and society at large. Thus, it is when we have large numbers of diabetes-aware, skilled health professionals, will we be able to face the demand of the global diabetes epidemic.
University of Abuja Signs MoU, Pioneers Diabetes Studies in Africa
The University of Abuja has entered into a partnership with Diabetes Africa, a network of health professionals, to establish a top-class educational programme on Diabetes Education that will improve the quality of care offered to diabetes patients across Africa. The UofA is setting the pace in establishing this programme.
The partnership which will also address the dearth of Diabetologists and other health care professionals who play a critical role in the study and management of diabetes, would lead to the award of Master’s degree in Diabetes Education by the University of Abuja with support from Diabetes Africa in the form of experience, expertise and fundraising.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, while commending the initiative, said, “I express total support for this collaboration. I hope it is going to be a mark in the training in this area of professionalism, better knowledge management and treatment in Africa.”
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The Signing of the MOU between University of Abuja and Diabetes Africa by the Vice Chancellor of UniAbuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah
The Signing of the MOU between University of Abuja and Diabetes Africa by the Director of the Center, Prof. Felicia Anumah
Group Photograph of the Vice Chancellor of UniAbuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah; the Director of the Center, Prof. Felicia Anumah; Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Prof. ES Garba; the Deputy Director of the Center, Dr. Rifkatu Mshelia-Reng; and other Staff of the Center.
Prof. Felicia Anumah Diabetes And Endocrine Center, UATH, Abuja
The Plaque for the Commissioning of Prof. Felicia Anumah Diabetes And Endocrine Center
Prof. Felicia Anumah, the Director of the Center
The Signing of Register at the Center by the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari
Group Photograph of the First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari; the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah; the Board Chairman of UATH , Dr. Sam Sam Jaja; the Chief Medical Director of UATH, Prof. Ekele Bissallah; the Director of the Center, Prof. Felicia Anumah; and other Board Members of UATH
Prof. Felicia Anumah Diabetes And Endocrine Center
Prof. Felicia Anumah Diabetes And Endocrine Center
Prof. Felicia Anumah Diabetes And Endocrine Center