Hereford Wye Valley Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Hereford in England has chosen the Dominica Diabetes Association as one of their international projects.
At the moment they are preparing a fund raising event to help the Association cover the costs of the Step by Step Foot Care Project.
We hope to realize this project in 2011.
Please see the page Downloads for more information about the Step by Step Foot Care Project.
More information regarding the Hereford Wye Valley Rotary Club can be found on www.herefordwv-rotary.co.uk
Events in March and April 2011
FOOT CARE FOR THE DIABETIC
Mr. Michael Belle, Podiatrist from Barbados, held an educational session on “foot care for the diabetic” on March 16, 2011 at the Roseau Health Centre. Members as well as non members of Diabetes Association attended.
2ND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Grand Bay Branch of the Dominica Diabetes Association will hold its second annual general meeting on March 31, 2011 at the Grand Bay Community Centre from 9:30 am -12:30 pm.
Family Nurse Practitioner, Rebecca Euzebe will conduct a practical foot care demonstration at that meeting. Nurse Euzebe is also a member of the Executive of the Dominica Diabetes Association.
FOOT CARE DEMONSTRATION
A practical foot care demonstration will be conducted at the Roseau Health Centre on April07, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Contact Us
If you want to contact DOMDA please use the following details:
The Wellness Centre
P.O. Box 1908
Goodwill
Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel +1-767 285 4125
E-mail contact@diabetes-dominica.org
DOMINICA DIABETES ASSOCIATION ALSO HAS ITS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE. VISIT THE PAGE AND CLICK THE LIKE BUTTON.
About DOMDA
The Dominica Diabetes Association (DOMDA Inc) is an alliance of persons who share a common interest in the improvement of the quality of life for all Dominicans including persons living with diabetes and its complications. The Association is a registered nonprofit Company (Company No. 2354) committed to working collaboratively with organizations of similar orientation in the prevention and management of Chronic Non Communicable Diseases (CNCD).
Article three of its Constitution specifically outlines the objectives of the Association as follows:
(a) to promote interest in the management and control of diabetes;
(b) to assist persons with Diabetes in managing their condition;
(c) to disseminate knowledge on the subject of Diabetes; and to encourage the education of the public into the problems of Diabetes, its symptoms and its treatment;
(d) to establish and maintain research activities in the disease of Diabetes and to collect and make available information relating to the incidence and treatment of diabetes; and to investigate the conditions under which diabetes occurs;
(e) to accept subscriptions, donations (whether of real or personal estate) devises and bequests for all or any of the purposes aforesaid;
(f) to promote and organize cooperation in the achievement of the above purposes and, to that end, to bring to the membership representatives of organizations engaged in the furtherance of the above;
(g) to cooperate with other bodies having similar and sympathetic aims; and
(h) generally to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above object as shall further the active and corporate life of the Association.
The Officers of DOMDA Inc. are:
President Marvlyn Birmingham
Vice President Lennox St. Aimee
Secretary
Treasurer Bernadette Philbert
PRO Ferdinand Frampton
Committee Members Rebecca Euzebe
Clemencia Thomas
DOMDA works all over the island and represents Dominica on the international level for all matters related to diabetes.
The association has excellent relationship with the Ministry of Health and strategic approach and programs for prevention and care are selected and implemented in close cooperation.
Currently there are 4 branches on the island:
- Grand Bay Health District Branch
- Castle Bruce Health District Branch
- Portsmouth Health District Branch
- Roseau Health District Branch
If you want to contact DOMDA please use the following details:
The Wellness Centre
P.O. Box 1908
Goodwill
Commonwealth of Dominica
Tel +1-767 285 4125
E-mail contact@diabetes-dominica.org
TO DOWNLOAD THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM PLEASE CLICK HERE
Please re-visit this website in the near future or go the pages Links and Downloads for more details.
The Silent Killer
Dominica’s Ministry of Health calls Diabetes the Silent Killer.
Read this article from Dominica News Online from November 16th, 2010
Manual on Hypertension and Diabetes
Dominica’s Ministry of Health reviews manual on management of hypertension and diabetes in Dominica.
Read the article that was published in Dominica News Online on Friday March 11, 2011
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