Number of clients served:
November 2014: clients
Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre
Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre
For-profit
Year launched: 1991Existing or expanding (post-pilot)
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
- Middle-income (40-60%)
- Higher middle-income (60-80%)
- High-income (80-100%)
Health focus
- Noncommunicable disease(s)
Summary
Founded in 1991, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Speciality Centre is an international centre of excellence with a mission to provide comprehensive and diabetic care.(i.e. not only routine treatment of diabetes, but also of its various complications).Key program components
The concept of providing Total Diabetes Care under one roof has been welcomed by all sections of the society. Within a span of 19 years, over 204,000 diabetic patients have been registered/treated at the centre, making it one of the fastest growing diabetic centres in Asia.
Patient care is being offered at three levels:
Comprehensive screening at primary level.
Preventive treatment at the secondary level.
Therapeutic treatment at tertiary level.
Apart from clinical activities, it established a research institution, the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, with the aim of providing a world class environment for research in diabetes and its complications. This is also one of the WHO collaborating centre for Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control.
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