hrp0095rfc8.4 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2022

Developing a regional Southeast Asia diabetes healthcare professional network and webinars programme initiative during the pandemic

Sze May Ng , Lek Ngee , Sahakitrungruang Ngee , Pheng Chan Siew P , Yong Lai Mee , Yazid Jalaludin Muhammad , Thao Bui Muhammad , Nyi Nyi Soe , Ficheroulle Anne-Charlotte , Toomey Charles

Background: In 2020, the average glycaemic index of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Southeast Asia (SEA) countries were reported to be at around 83mmol/mol. In many low-middle-income countries (LMICs) in SEA, insufficient infrastructure, lack of universal health coverage and professional knowledge are factors that affect T1D outcomes that adversely affect mortality and morbidity. Action4diabetes (A4D) currently provides comprehensive partnership programmes with defin...

hrp0095p1-58 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2022

Developing a digital Southeast Asia Type 1 diabetes healthcare educational platform in local languages during the pandemic

May Ng Sze , IV Malene , Khue Nguyen Thy , Le Khuong , Xian Lucas Lim Yang , Lek Ngee , Anuar Zaini Azriyanti , Seal Samantha , Yun Tange Steffen , Charlotte Ficheroulle Anne , Toomey Charles

Introduction: Action4Diabetes (A4D) is a non-profit UK organisation formed in 2016 that is making sustainable and scalable progress to provide quality Type 1 diabetes (T1D) healthcare in Southeast Asia (SEA). A4D provides comprehensive partnership programmes through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the governments in SEA that guarantees ongoing supplies of free insulin, blood glucose testing, HbA1c tests and hospital emergency funds in low-middl...