Emergence of diabetes education and capacity-building programs for primary care physicians in India
Authors
Rakesh Mehra
Training Division, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
Shivangi Vats
Training Division, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
Rahul Kumar
Training Division, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
Haresh Chandwani
Training Division, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
Sandeep Bhalla
Training Division, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
Pushkar Kumar
Training Division, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
Viswanathan Mohan
Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords:
Capacity building, Diabetes, education, primary care physicians
Abstract
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death globally. India is home to the second-largest population suffering from diabetes. This underscores the need to build capacity of primary care physicians (PCPs) for better disease management. This narrative review article aims to describe the emergence of diabetes education and capacity-building programs for PCPs and its current situation in India. The review highlighted that major emphasis on diabetes was given only when the WHO estimated that morbidity and mortality due to diabetes would increase to 35% in India. As a result, National Diabetes Control Program was launched in 1987. Yet, very little attention was paid to diabetology in under-graduation. In the last decade, few public and private institutions have developed diabetes related capacity-building programs for PCPs independently or in collaborations. These programs include 16 fellowships, 4 diplomas, 12 certificate programs, and 6 other diabetes training programs, which have their own pros and cons. As medical science is changing rapidly, PCPs need to upgrade their skills and knowledge regularly to manage NCDs such as diabetes more effectively and efficiently. This can be possible only if scientific, evidence-based, and quality-oriented capacity-building programs are provided to the healthcare workforce.
Keywords: Capacity building, Diabetes, education, primary care physicians
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