In good collaboration with Thmar Koul operational district, health centers and doctors from NCD center at Thmar Koul referral hospital and VHSGs, from 07 Dec 2021 to 17 Dec 2021, Heart to Heart Foundation conducted outreach NCD mobile center in order to provide an opportunity for people in community to screen to know their number in health for diabetes and hypertension
The screening were conducted in 9 health centers in Thmar Koul district. Totally 1016/ 703 females were screened, 481 patients received referral slip and 386 patients arrived the NCD clinic at Thmar Koul referral hospital for consultation and treatment and counseling. People over 40 years old and people who has over weigh, smoking and drinking alcohol history were invited to participate in the screening. After screening, we found that 47.3% have high blood glucose and high blood pressure.
During screening all of them received weighing, high measurement, blood glucose test, blood pressure measurement, Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation and Cardio-Vascular Disease (CVD) risk prediction, counselling with NCD doctor. With these screening they could know their number to show their health status. They are all so happy to joint with this screening that they can know their health status to prevent from diabetes and hypertension and receive treatment on time.
In these important occasions, HHF provide coaching on cooking to prevent diabetes to communities. Generally the Cambodian people like to use a lot of sugar, salt, SMG, fish sauce, soy sauce and oil for daily food that is harmful to health with diabetes and hypertension. We coached them to use sugar from vegetable and very little salt, oil and no SMG, especially the nutrient vegetables that is very good for health including pepper, ginger, garlic, stevia, carrots, onions, tomatoes, eggs, balsam apple, chives, long been, bitter melon and brown rice…etc.
