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Training targets Fiji’s alarming diabetes amputation rates
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FBC News
A three-month Healthy Steps Project has been launched to train nurses in diabetic foot care and reduce Fiji’s high rate of amputations.
Thirty-five nurses will undergo specialised training to better detect and treat diabetes-related complications.
Diabetes Fiji Chair Taabish Akbar says the program is urgently needed, as Fiji records an average of three amputations every day.
The project is a joint initiative between Diabetes Fiji and the Ministry of Health, supported with $30,000 in funding from the Australian government.
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