The centre started at that time with only an outpatient clinic, a dressing room for diabetic foot ulcers, and a small laboratory for routine tests.
Since then, the old departments have undergone a rapid development with addition of new ones. It’s worth telling that by now the number of diabetic patients registered in the centre exceeds 78628 till July 2018 with a rate of 400 new patients per month and a daily outpatient rate of 300 receiving its services.
Goals:
- I. To provide a high quality diabetes care for patients through a specialized multidisciplinary team.
- II. To provide continuous medical education and training for medical and paramedical staff throughout the country.
III. To raise the awareness of patients and their relatives towards diabetes and its complications.
- IV. To facilitate professional medical research for postgraduate medical students
- V. To generate an evidence based practice through publishing researches in medical journals and scientific conferences