Educational Slides from our 2nd Annual Youth Summer Camp (Aug 2022)
During our 2nd Annual Youth Camp, a series of lectures were delivered by Paediatric Endocrinologists, a person who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for over three decades, a Clinical Psychologist, a Dietitian and a Physiotherapist. [Read More...]
COMMUNIQUE OF THE 4TH ANNUAL OGUN YOUTH DIABETES CAMP (2024)
COMMUNIQUE OF THE 4TH ANNUAL OGUN YOUTH DIABETES CAMP [Read More...]
1-DAY SEMINAR FOR 60 TEACHERS ON DIABETES IN OGUN STATE (May 2022)
1-DAY EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR ON DIABETES FOR 60 TEACHERS IN OGUN STATE [Read More...]
Report on our 2nd Annual Youth Summer Camp 2022
SECOND ANNUAL OGUN STATE YOUTH DIABETES CAMP REPORT [Read More...]
First Annual Ogun State Diabetes Summer Youth Camp (Aug. 2021)
Talabi Diabetes Center hosted the first ever Summer Youth Camp in Ogun State. The three day camp hosted 21 youths with Type 1 diabetes between the ages of 11 and 23. The camp was completely free to all attendees, include registration, lodging, feeding etc. [Read More...]
THE ONE-DAY TRAINING ON DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION ORGANIZED BY THE TALABI DIABETES CENTRE (July 2021)
Talabi Diabetes Centre (TDC), delivers a 1-day Refresher Training on Diabetes and Hypertension to fifty Ogun State Primary Healthcare workers drawn across the 20 Local Government Areas of the State who will share the knowledge gained with their colleagues for enhanced Diabetes healthcare delivery at their respective Health Centres. [Read More...]
ABSTRACT ON ENHANCING DIABETES AND CARE IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA (September 2017)
Background: Primary Health Care is the first level of contact of individuals, the family and community within the national health system, bringing health care as close as possible to where people live and work. In Nigeria, diabetes care is absent at the Primary care level. Empowerment of workers within the primary care setting with knowledge and minimal equipment about diabetes will encourage and ensure earlier diagnosis and management of the disease and its complications. Also, screening (blood glucose testing) programmes should be set up in each Primary healthcare Centre to facilitate identification and earlier diagnosis of gestational diabetes. [Read More...]
PROGRESS REPORT ON EXECUTION OF WORLD DIABETES FOUNDATION GRANT (April 2017)
The project titled ‘ Enhancing Diabetes Education and Care in Ogun State – WDF- 1527’ has been operational since October 2016. The following milestones have been reached: 1. 505 Primary Healthcare workers have been trained on Diabetes Care. 2. 4,996 individuals have been screened for diabetes in the participating 100 PrimaryHealthcare Centres.. [Read More...]
TDC RECEIVES GRANT FROM WDF (October 2016)
Talabi Diabetes Centre (TDC), in October 2016 received a grant worth 100,000 United States Dollars from The World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) to run a 2 year project titled ‘Enhancing Diabetes Education and Care in Ogun State’. The project is to run from October 2016 to November 2018. The project will be executed in conjunction with the Ogun State Local Government Service Commission and the Ogun State Chapter of Diabetes Association of Nigeria. [Read More...]