Abbott Program to Advance Diabetes Care in Bolivia

Since 2006, Abbott and the Abbott Fund have partnered with Direct Relief International to support the education and outreach activities of Centro Vivir Con Diabetes, a non-governmental organization dedicated to low-income adults and children living with both type I and type II diabetes in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The Abbott Fund has provided grants to support diabetes education, expand public outreach campaigns, train health care personnel in diabetes management, and establish and expand the number of core diabetes educators. Abbott also has donated glucose screening and monitoring equipment, and disease-specific nutritional products. Since the partnership began, there has been a 260% annual increase in detections of diabetes. The patients that have been diagnosed have been counseled on how to manage their disease and encouraged to seek follow-up care through the Centro Vivir Con Diabetes.

Program Type: 
Access
Donation
Capacity Building
Training
Countries: 
Bolivia

Partners

  • Direct Relief International

    Direct Relief International provides medical assistance to improve the quality of life for people victimized by poverty, disaster, and civil unrest at home and throughout the world. We work to strengthen the in-country health efforts of our partners by providing essential material resources - medicines, supplies and equipment.