The Somali Diabetes Foundation works across communities, healthcare settings, and institutions to strengthen diabetes prevention, awareness, screening, care, research, education, advocacy, and support.
Diabetes affects individuals, families, communities, and health systems. SDF develops and supports practical programs that respond to the needs of people at risk of diabetes and those already living with the condition.
Our work brings together prevention, early detection, patient support, healthcare professional development, research, advocacy, and community engagement.
We aim to connect communities, healthcare professionals, people living with diabetes, researchers, institutions, partners, and policymakers around a shared goal: improving diabetes prevention and care in Somalia.
Our programs are designed to address diabetes across the prevention, detection, care, education, evidence, and health-system continuum.
We promote accurate, accessible information about diabetes and encourage individuals, families, and communities to understand risk factors, prevention, early detection, and long-term management.
We support community-based approaches that promote diabetes risk awareness, screening, early detection, referral, and prevention.
We seek to strengthen support for people living with diabetes and their families while encouraging meaningful community participation in diabetes-related initiatives.
We contribute to strengthening the knowledge and capacity of healthcare professionals involved in diabetes prevention, detection, treatment, and long-term care.
SDF promotes research and evidence generation to improve understanding of diabetes and strengthen the design and implementation of effective programs in Somalia.
We advocate for stronger diabetes prevention and care systems and seek partnerships that can improve access, quality, sustainability, and coordination of diabetes services.
Effective diabetes action requires more than one intervention. SDF brings complementary activities together to support prevention, early detection, better care, evidence, and stronger communities.
SDF believes that sustainable progress depends on collaboration between communities, healthcare professionals, government institutions, civil society, researchers, development partners, and people living with diabetes.
We seek responsible partnerships that strengthen the reach, quality, and sustainability of diabetes programs in Somalia.
Whether you are an individual, healthcare professional, organization, researcher, donor, or potential partner, there are meaningful ways to contribute to the SDF mission.
