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In 2005 , an exploratory visit was made by a visiting team to the Black Lions Diabetes Centre in Addis Ababa (click here for PDF). Diabetic Eye services were reviewed by Dr P.M.Dodson in both the Black Lions Diabetes Centre (with Dr R. Ahmed ) and at the Menelik Eye Hospital (with Mr T. Teshome ) and an action plan drawn up.
As a result of this visit and thanks to the support of Topcon and the Birmingham and Black Country Screening Programme, a digital camera has been sent to the Black Lions Centre to set up one of the first diabetic retinopathy screening programmes in Africa.
Dr Ahmed Reja has since attended the retinopathy screening course where the officially union of the centres was confirmed (pictured left)
A team from HEDRSCE will be visiting the centre in July 2007 to provide staff training and set up the screening service in Addis Ababa.
If you wish to donate to this worthy cause please contact us at the Centre on : 0121 424 0954
Birmingham and the Black Country digital Diabetic Retinopathy Screening scheme now has approximately 87,000 Diabetes Mellitus patients registered. The scheme is project managed from the Heart of England Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Centre of Excellence (HEDRSCE)
“HEDRSCE is unique in that it is not only a centre for clinical excellence in diabetic retinopathy screening, project managing the whole Birmingham and Black Country Screening Scheme, but also a centre for training and on-going research, to contribute to the understanding of diabetic retinopathy” Paul Dodson 2007 (Director of the Centre)
Centre employees were congratulated in 2006 by being short-listed and coming runner up for the Chairman’s multidisciplinary team for the trust. This shows the dedication of the team, whose backgrounds cover many different areas of expertise, from consultant ophthalmologists to fine art graduates.
HEART OF ENGLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST AWARDED ACUTE HEALTHCARE OF THE YEAR
In November 2006 the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust won best ‘Acute Healthcare of the Year’ award, with HEDRSCE being one area that the trust was judged by.
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