This webinar to highlight the burden of diabetes as a public health issue, and the challenges and opportunities in the Region to improve diabetes management. This webinar will also introduce new PAHO resources on diabetes, including the availability of diabetes medicines and technologies through the PAHO Strategic Fund.
Webinar objectives:
- Describe the burden of diabetes in the Americas;
- Present a new PAHO virtual course on diabetes for primary health care providers, along with other available educational resources;
- Highlight the PAHO Strategic Fund as a mechanism to expand access to diabetes medicines and technologies, and
- Share country perspectives on improving diabetes management.
This webinar to highlight the burden of diabetes as a public health issue, and the challenges and opportunities in the Region to improve diabetes management
Anselm Hennis, Director, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO
Carmen Antini, Advisor, Diabetes Prevention and Control, PAHO
Christopher Lim, Chief, PAHO Strategic Fund for Public Health Supplies, PAHO
Jisela Ibarra, Head of the Adult Health Section, Department of Health and Comprehensive Care for the Population, General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health of Panama.
Silvana Luciani, Unit Chief, Noncommunicable Diseases, Violence, and Injury Prevention, PAHO