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ea0070aep302 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2020

Challengesrelated to prevention and management of diabetes mellitus inprimary healthcare settings

Kvanchakhadze Rusudan , Mebonia Nana , Shelestova Elena , Maghradze Tamar , Kurashvili Ramaz

Introduction: Over 94% of total mortality in Georgia is attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Alhought various NCDs guidelines and protocols have been developed and approved in Georgia, their implementation at the primary healthcare (PHC) level has not been successful. The AIM of the study was to assess PHCs approaches to prevention and management of diabetes.Methods: General practitioners (GPs), family and village doctors were involved in a ...