Enhancing prevention and treatment of diabetes foot in Kyrgyzstan Overall goal: Access to prevention and treatment for diabetic foot amongst patients with diabetes has improved across seven target provinces.

Objective 1:	By the end of the project, patients with diabetes have enhanced awareness and knowledge of the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot and policy environment has improved to support patient's better access to health services and care for NCDs.

Objective 2:	By the end of the project, Primary Health Care services are strengthened and health professionals have improved capacity to provide appropriate and quality care to patients with diabetes complications, including diabetic foot.

Approach incl. activities (max. 300 words):
7 provinces of Kyrgyzstan will be covered by activities involving 98 Diabetes Outreach Groups. Training for 98 Diabetes Outreach Groups using developed guideline will be conducted and patients with diabetic foot and those with risk factors will provide each other with social support, advice and motivation for self-management in discussions. 7 podiatry rooms will be established in Family Practitioners Centres 7 provinces of the country.  The multidisciplinary team, consisting of surgeons, orthopaedists, and endocrinologist will be established on the basis of podiatry room. Podiatrists will be trained by participant of WDF Peer Support Program Ms Valeriya Knyazeva. 200 doctors and 40 nurses will be trained on diagnosis, treatment, prevention and care of diabetic foot. Training guideline on diabetic foot and clinical protocol will be developed, printed and distributed to clinics in all 7 provinces to the Family Practitioners Centres and hospitals.  Three national round tables will be organised to present project results and recommendations for improving diabetic foot prevention and self-management in the Kyrgyz Republic. Partner organisations will conduct campaigns on World Diabetes Day on 14 November. All campaigns will be covered by mass media and social media. 

Expected results (max. 10 key/expected results) :
Family practitioners, nurses, and patients report access to information sources (e.g. standardised guide) on self-management, prevention and early diagnosis of diabetic foot
1.	7  podiatry rooms established to which diagnostic and treatment equipment are procured and installed
2.	5000  patients screened for diabetes related foot problems
3.	3000 patients diagnosed with diabetes related foot problems
4.	200 doctors trained in diabetic foot care and prevention
5.	60 nurses or podiatrists trained in diabetic foot care and prevention 
6.	6000 patients trained in diabetic foot self –care and prevention
7.	5 000 educational material / booklets / posters / brochures on diabetic foot care for patients or HCP
8.	200 manuals / guidelines / protocols on diabetic foot care produced for HCP
9.	3000 patients in registry
10.	2220 patients seen regularly by a podiatrist (e.g. once yearly)
11.	3000 patients doing self-examination according to instruction (e.g. once weekly)
12.	12  media broadcasts (TV and radio) on WDF sponsored events locally, nationally, regionally, and internationally
13.	98 educational material on diabetes foot care for patients