01.2011
Bahrain is planning to set up a new diabetes center at the Salmaniya Medical Complex, aiming to reduce and finally eliminate limb amputations due to chronic diabetes. The centre, which is the first of its kind , is set up by Bahrain“s Health Ministry with expertise from the Austrian Wound Healing Society. The centre is not only aiming at local doctors but also todoctors from other regions said Society president Dr. Thomas Wild. Dr. Wild and a team of experts are in Bahrain to conduct a „train the trainer“ workshop for wound management. Several SMC specialists in wound management are attending the workshop.
„A telemedicine project is already up and running between Bahrain and the society“s Vienna headquarters,“ said Dr. Wild. „Specialists from Bahrain can upload pictures of patients“ wounds and medical reports to get expert opinion from a team of specialists in Vienna and elsewhere. This makes diagnosis better.“ According to Dr. Wild the centre expects to examine between 500 to 1,000 patients initially, but in the coming years this will reach between 4,000 and 6,000 patients. „The initial cost will be 5,3mil$ , but it may also go up as time passes,“ said Dr. Wild.
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