Diabetes is a widespread disease with a number of accompanying illnesses. Through education, prevention and the right treatment, many deaths and comorbidities can be avoided. There is currently no dialysis centre for kidney patients in Yirgalem. This project will help to establish one and thus reduce the number of deaths from kidney failure. Doctors for Ethiopia cooperates with the Yirgalem General Hospital, a teaching hospital that forms part of a network including various regional hospitals. 

• Further training of specialised staff (doctors, nurses, technical staff) through workshops that take place on site and online
• Training of staff as diabetes counsellors (nutrition, exercise, regular check-ups) 
• Introduction of a disease management programme to improve the treatment of patients 
• Establishment of a dialysis unit in the Ethiopian partner hospital and study trip to medical practices and hospitals in Germany

Further information on the offers available to the Ethiopian diaspora can be found below.