THE NIGERIA DIABETES ONLINE COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT

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1 THE NIGERIA DIABETES ONLINE COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT Website: Blog: Mobile/Whatsapp: P a g e

2 Welcome Note 3 Nigeria 4 About Us 5 Funding 10 Thank You 11 2 P a g e

3 Welcome Note From what started as an idea in our final year at school The Nigeria Diabetes Online Community has grown to be the foremost youth led diabetes organization in Nigeria. With a Mission to raise the health and wellness of all people with diabetes and related chronic conditions through awareness of healthy lifestyles, prevention and management of diabetes and a vision to have a diabetes advocate in every Nigerian family we have been relentless in achieving our goals. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) diabetes atlas, sixth edition published in 2013, 382 million people have diabetes globally and about 175 million others are undiagnosed. 1 in 20 adults are diabetic. $548 billion in health expenditure was spent on diabetes care globally (11% of total budget on health). Currently, an estimated 19.8 million adults in Africa have diabetes a regional prevalence of 4.9%. Nigeria has the highest number of people living with diabetes in Africa (3.9 million) and about 1.8 million cases are undiagnosed. An estimated 522,600 people in the Africa died from diabetes-related causes in , 091 of these occurred in Nigeria. 76% of deaths due to Diabetes Mellitus in Africa occur before age of 60 years. With the aim of achieving maximal impact in diabetes prevention and care with minimal funding The Nigeria diabetes online community started and through commitment of the directors and volunteers we have been able to achieve a lot. With immense thanks to our volunteers, supporters, partners, global diabetes online community, we have witnessed tremendous growth despite numerous challenges. Changing the world a step at a time is what we believe in and putting smiles on faces gears us to do more. Even though there is still much to achieve we strive to be way much better than we already are. Adejumo Olamide H., Co-Founder/Director of Operations, The Nigeria Diabetes Community. 3 P a g e

4 Nigeria According to The International Diabetes Federation, financial estimate of Africa indicate that at least USD2.8billion was spent on health care due to diabetes alone in 2011 and this is expected to rise by 61% in Africa, a multicultural, religious and ethnically diverse continent had traditionally been dominated by infectious diseases but with rapid urbanization, NCD s are quickly becoming a priority for health in this continent. Nigeria is often referred to as the Giant of Africa owing to the large population and economy. With approximately 174 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the 7 th most populous country in the world. Nigeria also has one of the largest youth in the world. Nigeria has the highest number of people living with diabetes in Africa (3.9 million) and about 1.8 million cases are undiagnosed. An estimated 522,600 people in the Africa died from diabetes-related causes in 2013; 105,091 of these occurred in Nigeria. It is however imperative based on the facts above that health care system must understand Africa s multicultural settings, religious inclinations and embrace its ethnic diversity to strategize a befitting and community based appropriate health care system that put into consideration and accommodate the African mindset towards containing the anticipated rise in diabetes cases by P a g e

5 ABOUT US The Nigeria Diabetes Online Community #NGDOC is a nongovernmental, non-profit making community established for the purpose of providing sustainable human health development through online social peer activities like empowerment, education, connection and support for people living with diabetes, diabetes health care providers and advocates of Nigeria. Aims and Objectives of the NGDOC The objectives of the NGDOC are to (1) To improve the commitment to and effective use of the diabetes online communities by all actors involved in diabetic care and advocacy in Nigeria; (2) To strengthen the diversity and maintain balance in activities of Diabetes Online Community #DOC across Nigeria (3) To educate, motivate and advocate for People with Diabetes (PWD) effectively; (4) To coordinate and interact with other organizations and initiatives working together towards the collective aim of Diabetes Prevention and Care in Nigeria (5) To increase the impact of Diabetes Online Community #DOC in Health Care and Policy making in Nigeria. ACTIVITIES The official launch of the Nigeria Diabetes Online Community was on twitter on the 1st of March, 2013 and its growth has been tremendous coordinating the first Nigerian diabetes discussion #NGdoc on the 10th of March, The Nigeria diabetes online Community was officially registered an The Nigeria Diabetes Community a health community based organization/non-governmental organization on the 7th of April,2015 with the Ogun State Government having a volunteer base of over 30 individuals and professionals. Events Community Based Outreaches The Nigeria Diabetes Community targets 4 major community based outreaches annually to create public awareness and organize diabetes screenings. This is done in collaboration with religious institutions and organizations with shared interest eg Heal the world foundation Nigeria; CurbCancer Nigeria, Pink Impact Nigeria. 5 P ag e

6 World Diabetes Day Essay Competition Annually to commemorate The World Diabetes Day, The Nigeria Diabetes online community organises The World Diabetes Day Essay Competition where participants write on selected themes aimed at assessing and improving the populace s knowledge of diabetes, its prevention and care. 6 P ag e

7 Diabeducation The Nigeria Diabetes Community on the 21st of May, 2015 partnered with the Ogun state government in its launch of the school health cadet. The School health cadets are cross sections of high school students from across the state whose responsibility is to create a health conscious school and community through their activities. The NGdoc trained the school health cadets on diabetes education and advocacy pioneering the work of these students in the state. 7 P ag e

8 #RamadanHealthyMix During the 2015 month of Ramadan The Nigeria Diabetes Online Community partnered with Huntella.com, 1one4.com and Kayode Olowu to create an healthy fasting campaign tagged #RamadanHealthyMix which encouraged fasting muslims to eat healthy during the Holy Month. The Campaign, the first of its type in Africa had about 71 participants and created about 489,000 impressions on twitter. Diabetes warrior This is a Type 1 International initiative in collaboration with The Nigeria Diabetes Online Community aimed at training Nigerian children living with type 1 diabetes on vocational skills towards self sufficiency and ability to afford their medicines. Conferences The Nigeria Diabetes Online Community volunteer researchers have benefited through sponsorships and support from the goodwill of corporate organizations towards becoming better diabetes researchers, equipping themselves with more knowledge and networking with diabetologists all over the world. Chevron World Diabetes Congress, Melbourne. Eli Lilly Africa Diabetes Congress, Yaounde; Training of our volunteer nurses (2) on IDF Conversation Maps 8 P ag e

9 Achievements The Nigeria Diabetes Online Community received the Leap Africa Social Innovators Award, was nominated as Wego community health hero and has been featured in many blogs and national dailies to include Guardian Newspaper, Celebrating Progress Africa, T1 International, Pendsey Trust Charity Organization etc. 9 P ag e

10 Funds: Our activities and programs are achieved through generous donations of individuals who identify with our cause and partnership with various organizations. Cumulative received from donors and partners (Local): N425,000 Cumulative received from donors and partners (International): $508 Expenditure for the year 2015 : N311,500 To Partner or fund any of our projects kindly send an to [email protected] OUR BANK DETAILS ACCOUNT NAME: NGDOC (The Nigeria Online Diabetes Community) FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: DOMICILLIARY ACCOUNT NUMBER: Donors: Talabi Diabetes Center Dr Oluwatosin Ojo Alhaja R. Balogun Dr Gbadebo-Saba Dr Halima Odewale Dr Dauda Mobolaji Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals Dr Osofisan Dunni Dr Okubena Dunni Mr Sherif Balogun Dr Adejumo Olamide Dr Onakoya Ademola Partners International Diabetes Federation The Ogun State Government Access Alliance Diabetes Community Advocacy Foundation Diabetes Hand Foundation The Global Diabetes online communities 100Campaign Talabi Diabetes Center Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals T1 International The Paediatric Endocrinology Department of The Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Huntella Hinges Kayodeolowu.com 10 P a g e

11 Future Projects: Diablink is one of our initiatives aimed at assisting and subsequently managing T1 children with diabetes whose parents can t afford treatment; it also aims to link Nigerian and African children living with type1 diabetes with others globally, encouraging pen-pal relationships between them, thus creating social peer empowerment and ultimately a database for Nigerian children living with Type 1 diabetes. Interested in Partnering with us? Send us an on [email protected] Thank you for believing in our dream of an NCD Free Future for Nigeria. 11 P a g e