Introduction
Diabetes Somalia is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by diabetes in Somalia. We educate and support people with diabetes, their families, and healthcare providers. We also advocate for policies that improve access to diabetes care and prevention.
Mission Statement
- To improve the lives of people affected by diabetes in Somalia through education, advocacy, and support.
Vision
- A Somalia where everyone with diabetes has access to the care and support, they need to live a healthy and fulfilling life.
Core Values
- Compassion: We are committed to providing care and support to people affected by diabetes with empathy and understanding.
- Empowerment: We believe in empowering people with diabetes to take control of their health and make informed decisions.
- Collaboration: We work together with partners and stakeholders to achieve our shared goals.
- Integrity: We operate with honesty and transparency in all our endeavors.
Main Focus
- Diabetes Education
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes research and advocacy
- To advocate and fight diabetes by partnering with government, national, and worldwide organizations.
Activities
- Conducting seminars about diabetes, its prevention, control, and management.
- Conducting diabetes screening in the population.
- Education people about diabetes and its complications
- Helping diabetic patients get their insulin, educating them about its storage, and providing avoidable insulin if not for free.
- Family counseling about diabetes and its earlier screening of patients with a strong family history of diabetes.
- Conducting community outreach to underprivileged, such as IDPs, for screening diabetes and education about it.
Diabetes Somalia has working relationships with
- Medical departments of universities
- Federal and state health departments
- Non-government organizations working in related fields within the primary healthcare sector.
- Industry, including pharmaceutical companies and other companies servicing people with diabetes.