Santé Diabète Explained

Former Name:Santé Diabète Mali
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Abbreviation:SD
Type:Non-governmental organization
Purpose:Fight against diabetes, "health"
Headquarters:Grenoble, France
Region Served:Worldwide
Language:English, French
Leader Title:Executive Director
Leader Name:Stéphane Besançon
Main Organ:Board of Directors, elected by the Annual General Meeting
Num Staff:30
Num Volunteers:100

Santé Diabète (SD) (Health Diabetes) is a French non-governmental organization (NGOs) whose headquarters is in Grenoble (France) which is working on strengthening health systems to improve the prevention and management of diabetes in Africa. As part of a chronic disease like diabetes, improving the quality of care saves thousands of lives but also improves the quality of life for people living with diabetes.

History

The NGO Santé Diabète was created in 2001,[1] by Stephane Besançon current CEO of the organization.

Santé Diabète was created following a research conducted in Mali on the fonio[2] (cereal that is present in West Africa) and diabetes with the International Center for Agronomic Research for Development (CIRAD) which enabled Stephane Besançon to be aware of the impact of diabetes on the African continent but also and especially the lack of access to health care for people living with diabetes in Africa and the lack of consideration of the issue by development actors (sponsors, United Nations, NGOs).[3]

Purpose

Santé Diabète has focused on strengthening health systems to improve the prevention and management of diabetes, by supporting the development of long term field projects, of research projects or short-term expertise in many African countries.[4] The NGO focuses its work on a comprehensive approach including all the axes necessary for the establishment of prevention and care of quality for diabetes. This innovative approach is realized in practice by the development of 6 components:[5]

  1. Investing in primary prevention to reduce the human and economic burden of the disease progression.[6]
  2. Investing in the decentralization of care to ensure geographic accessibility to a care of quality.[7]
  3. Investing in secondary and tertiary prevention "therapeutic education" to reduce the burden of complications due to diabetes.[8]
  4. Investing in the reduction of care costs for geographic accessibility to a care of quality.[9] [10]
  5. Investing in an integrated approach including active involvement of patients and their families through their associations by promoting self-management mechanisms and advocacy allowing them to defend their rights.[11]
  6. Investing in research - action to develop innovative approaches.[12]

This approach is developed in the field with the institutional partners (public authorities, administrative authorities and local government[13]).This positioning into technical assistance to support prevention policies and treatment of diabetes implemented by the states ensures that the interventions done by the NGO can achieve long-term solutions.[14]

In parallel to these field operations, Santé Diabète support many governments[15] in the development or implementation of their diabetes policy.

More recently, the NGO Santé Diabète has also invested in France in the development of projects in development and international solidarity education.[16]

Interventions areas

Field Project[15]

Research and academic activities[17]

Tanzania, Benin and Guinea.

Internal organization

Santé Diabète has 30 staff (data 2014) which is distributed among the various operational offices:[18] Grenoble (France), Bamako (Mali), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Dakar (Senegal).

This team is working under the direction of a voluntary board of 12 members.[19] This board includes people from different backgrounds and different nationalities (officials, doctors, professional of development, humanitarian, researchers, communications professionals, people with diabetes, academics, students, etc.) ensuring orientation of the organization.

Finally, in addition to these organs, Santé Diabète has a scientific advisory board of physicians and scientists of the highest levels from various specialties and different countries:

Partners

Field results and the pole of experts involved have gradually done the NGO Santé Diabète the structure of international reference for many international organizations with which the NGO has established close partnerships:[20]

Publication and conferences

Books

Publications

Conferences

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Association association appui au developpement - sante - diabete - mali (s d m) 17, avenue malherbe, 38100 grenoble.. jo-association.info.
  2. Jean-François Cruz, Famoï Beavogui et Djibril Dramé. Le fonio, une céréale africaine. Éditions Quae, Versailles, 2011, 160 p. .
  3. Stéphane Besançon et Kaushik Ramaiya. Diabetes Africa. Edition ONG Santé Diabète, 2010, 80 pages.
  4. Beran D, Besançon S, Sidibé AT. Le diabète un nouvel enjeu de santé publique pour les pays en voie de développement : l’exemple du Mali. Médecine des maladies Métaboliques, Mars 2007
  5. Diarra N., Sidibé AT., Besançon S., Amélioration de la prévention et de la prise en charge du diabète au Mali, Sommet sur le diabète et sur les maladies associées, Sommet OMS Ile Maurice, 12 au 14 November 2009
  6. Delisle H. Besançon S. Mbanya JC. Dushimimana A. Kapur A. Leitzmann C. Makoutodé M. Stover PJ. Empowering our profession in Africa. World Nutrition May 2012, 3, 6, 269-284
  7. Besancon S., Sidibé AT., Nientao I, Décentralisation des soins du diabète au Mali, Un exemple de travail en réseau, Développement et Santé, Juillet 2009
  8. Debussche X., Balcou-Debussche M., Besançon S., Sidibé AT., Challenges to diabetes self-management in developing countries, Volume 54, Special Issue World diabetes congress, October 2009
  9. Beran, D and Yudkin, JS., Diabetes Care in sub-Saharan Africa, The Lancet. 2006; 368(9548):1689-95
  10. Beran D., Improving access to insulin: what can be done?, Diabetes Management, 2011, 1(1):67-76
  11. Besançon S., Sidibé A.T., La société civile face à l'urgence du diabète au Mali, Diabetes Voice, Volume 57, Juillet 2012
  12. Besançon S. Peer educators structured educational intervention in type 2 diabetes - a randomised controlled trial in Mali. World Diabetes Congress (2013). Melbourne, Australia
  13. Web site: Our partners. 13 May 2014.
  14. WHO African Region Ministerial Consultation on Non communicable Diseases. Besançon S, Collaboration State - NGO to improve prevention and management of diabetes in Mali. Brazzaville, Congo, 4–6 April 2011
  15. Web site: Our actions. 13 May 2014.
  16. Web site: EDUCASOL - plateforme d'éducation à la citoyenneté et à la solidarité internationale. www.educasol.org.
  17. Web site: Expertises. 13 May 2014.
  18. Web site: Contact.
  19. Web site: Our organization. 2014.
  20. Médecins Sans Frontière (MSF) International Diabetes Workshop (2014). Besançon S. “Advocacy and International network on diabetes management in Africa. Genève, Suisse, 3 et 4 juin 2014
  21. Web site: International Diabetes Federation - Home. www.idf.org.
  22. Web site: Home. www.who.int.
  23. Web site: WAHO West African Health Organization. 2020-12-22. www.wahooas.org.
  24. Web site: Société Francophone du Diabète. www.sfdiabete.org.
  25. Web site: World diabetes foundation. World diabetes foundation.

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