UNICEF Collaborates with West Bengal Government to Improve Juvenile Diabetes Care.
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In December 2024, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) partnered with the West Bengal (WB) Government to enhance the treatment of children affected by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including juvenile diabetes.
- The goal of this partnership is to strengthen the state's healthcare system, providing equitable access to treatment for childhood NCDs.
- UNICEF has partnered with the West Bengal Government to improve the treatment of juvenile diabetes and other childhood NCDs, focusing on training healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, and community health officers, to identify and refer children for proper treatment.
- Five district hospitals in West Bengal already have NCD clinics treating children with Type 1 diabetes, and the government has approved 10 more district hospitals to start similar clinics, with plans to expand the service across the state.
Main Point :- (i) UNICEF is working with WB's Department of Health and Family Welfare (DHFW), Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER), and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital in Kolkata to establish a Primary Health Care (PHC) model for preventing and managing NCDs in children by improving community healthcare and primary health services.
(ii) UNICEF has also partnered with the West Bengal Academy of Paediatrics to assist the health department and district health authorities in providing treatment across all districts in WB.
(iii) As per the data from the Young Diabetic Registry of India (YDR), juvenile diabetes affects five out of every 100,000 children in India.
About the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Executive Director (ED) : Catherine Russell
Headquarters : New York (USA)
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