Diabetes and Diabetic Nursing Care

Rono kimutai Stephen is a Clinical officer. He has completed his Graduation with Diploma in Clinical Medicine and surgery from Kenya Medical Training College. He is currently working with Academic Model Providing Access to health care (AMPATH) department of Chronic Disease management, implementing an innovative program that would make chronic diseases like diabetes accessible and affordable to patients living in rural and remote region in western Kenya. His responsibility in the program is to mentor Nurses and other health care providers on diabetes management in primary care facilities to facilitate effective task shifting. As a special added value of this event, he finds the opportunity to network with other professional from the world, which is an exceptional opportunity for horizontal exchange of experience on global challenges and solutions of diabetes management especially in rural areas. This will help me to improve the process of implementing diabetes care program in primary care facilities in rural western Kenya.