Fundraising campaign launched to enhance diabetes care in Sierra Leone

A national fundraising campaign to deliver essential diabetes resources to hospitals in Sierra Leone has been launched.

The Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) Forum UK team wants to raise £5,000 so they can send a delivery of ‘life-altering’ diabetes supplies to the country in West Africa.

Funds raised will go towards delivering footcare dressings, test strips, needles, insulin, blood glucose meters and monofilaments to Sierra Leone.

Working with the charity Help Madina, the DSN Forum has organised a healthcare worker visit to Sierra Leone next year to educate the local staff on the latest diabetes treatments. 

A grant from the Transpetrol Foundation has funded the trip, however the DSN Forum is now looking to raise extra money to provide healthcare professionals in Sierra Leone with crucial supplies that will change the lives of people living with diabetes for the better.

There is huge concern and fear within the local community in Sierra Leone about diabetes and there is lots of misinformation, with some even believing that diabetes is caused by witchcraft.

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