Raising Awareness and Empowering Community to Eradicate Diabetes

Diabetes is considered to be a dangerous disease and ranks 3rd in the cause of death in Indonesia. According to data from the IDF (International Diabetes Federation), there are 537 million adults worldwide suffering from diabetes. Therefore, SCOPH FK Unpad held a movement called REMEDY (Raising Awareness and Empowering Community to Eradicate Diabetes) which aims to increase knowledge and also public awareness, especially parents and students regarding diabetes, which is a global health problem at the moment. this.

The first activity is the REMEDY welcoming party which will be held on November 10, 2022. This activity itself consisted of an introduction to CIMSA and also REMEDY, distribution of volunteer groups, and games carried out by volunteers and SCOPH members. On November 12 2022, REMEDY held a second activity, namely Upgrading with the title "DIABETES? Let's get to know it" invited an experienced and CIMSA Expert certified trainer, Cika Thalita N as a speaker in this upgrading activity. The activities themselves consist of presentation of diabetes-related material packaged in the form of stories prepared by resource persons and question and answer sessions with volunteers. This activity also included a focus group discussion (FGD) session with volunteer groups.

On November 13 2022, REMEDY held a talkshow entitled "Stop Diabetes Before It Starts" presenting Dr. dr. Made Ratna Saraswati, Sp. PD-KEMD-FINASIM. This activity consisted of presentation of material which was carried out interactively between presenters and participants with the aim of increasing the knowledge of REMEDY Talkshow participants about circulating myths about diabetes with moderator dr. Gumilang diamond beads. This activity consisted of presentations on diabetes-related material from resource persons, talk show sessions, QnA sessions with talk show participants.

The next activity was carried out offline, namely pre-activity training with REMEDY volunteers which was held on November 18 2022. PreActivity was held in the C6 building of FK Unpad. This activity consisted of training on how to test blood sugar, cholesterol, and uric acid, aimed at training the skills of volunteers and SCOPH members on how to check health. In this activity invited trainers who are alumni of CIMSA.

The next activity was also carried out offline which was carried out on November 19 2022, namely the Healthy Tent. This activity was carried out at Taman Saparua Bandung. Through the activity, REMEDY has reached approximately 37 members of the general public to participate in checking blood sugar, uric acid, and cholesterol. In closing the series of activities, REMEDY held a farewell party with volunteers. The farewell party was held on November 22, 2022, starting with the screening of the after movie and ending with awarding nominations to volunteers.

BY: CIMSA FK UNPAD SCOPH