Month: February 2020

BADAS Diabetes Care Guideline and Diabetes Journey

BADAS first diabetes care guideline and app-based treatment approach called Diabetes journey.  These initiatives will expand the specialist physicians base and will empower the physicians to enhance the treatment of diabetes ensuring quality care Collaboration : Diabetic Association of Bangladesh Non-Communicable Disease Control Program, DG Health, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of People’s Republic …

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Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and its Prevalence in Bangladesh

A joint initiative of BADAS and Novo Nordisk Pharma (Pvt) Objectives: 1) To evaluate the countrywide prevalence of GDM and its associated risk factors in Bangladesh. 2) To evaluate the knowledge about GDM among pregnant women in Bangladesh.   Study design: Cross-sectional study Study duration: 12 months (November 2017 to November 2018)  Study centers: 100 institutions …

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Pre-conception care through religious leaders (Marriage registrar/Kazis)

Goal: to improve community awareness on preconception care and prevention of NCDs, particularly GDM among newly married couples of Bangladesh through religious leaders  Target people: Newly married couples, Religious leaders (Kazis) and Health service providers (Physicians, Nurses and Educators)  Collaboration patterns: Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and the Ministry of Law and Justice Division, Government of …

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GIFTs Mother and Child Health Study

Mother and Child Health Research Program in Bangladesh is a part of GIFTS “Genomic and lifestyle predictors of fetal outcome relevant to diabetes and obesity and their relevance to prevention strategies in South Asian people” study.  Chief Investigators: Prof. Graham Hitman & Prof Akhtar Hussain Principal Investigator: Prof AK Azad Khan Coordinator: Bishwajit Bhowmik Research …

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