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DiabCure 5.0

The project DiabCure 5.0 was organized by the Leo Club of University of Colombo in this leoistic year for the fifth consecutive time. The primary aim of the project is to prevent diabetes in the community. Therefore, the project was conducted in two successful and impactful phases.

The first phase was a diabetes prevention awareness session that was implemented at Sri Bodhirukkarama Viharaya, Nugegoda, on 19th of February 2023 from 11.00 AM onwards.

The targeted audience was teenagers, or Dhamma School students who will be the future generation of society. The session was conducted by Dr. Dimuth de Silva, a cardiologist and surgeon, in a very impressive manner and in clear language to easily grab the knowledge. The major topics of discussion throughout the workshop included what diabetes is, its symptoms, prevention strategies, and what to do and what not to do for a patient with diabetes. Further, the students of the faculty of nursing were also represented on the day, and they helped to clarify the students’ doubtable areas.

The second phase of the project was a donation of diabetes medical equipment to the Diabetes Care Unit at Negombo General Hospital. This was conducted on 28th April form 9.00 am onwards with the participation of the doctor in charge of the Diabetes Care Unit. 

It was able to donate diabetes blood test strips, which are commonly used to identify diabetes patients. The hospital personnel expressed sincere gratitude for the kind donation, and the comments they provided demonstrated how crucial the donated equipment was to the daily operations of the diabetic care unit.

After having a favorable effect on society, the project was successfully completed with the assistance of numerous outside parties, including UOC Leos and non-Leos. It is important to note that the initiative as a whole succeeded in raising community awareness of the need to prevent diabetes, a non-communicable disease that affects a significant portion of the population.

Leo Udeshika Ganegoda 

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