IIHMR Delhi, Beato Introduces Course On Diabetes Care

BeatO - a digital care platform for controlling and reversing diabetes, has partnered with The International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) Delhi - a healthcare research institute in the country, to launch a competitive course - Certificate in Diabetes Education. This 10-week course aims to provide comprehensive training to healthcare professionals. The partnership envisions creating a field force of certified diabetes educators who will contribute to the prevention and control of this life-style disease.

A recent report by FICCI and KPMG, titled 'Strengthening healthcare workforce in India: the 2047 agenda', highlights the need to improve education infrastructure and social benefits to promote healthcare as a preferred profession in the future. The report also states that India has 33.5 health workers per 10,000 population, which is lower than the WHO recommendation of 44.5 skilled health workers per 10,000 persons. The gap between demand and supply of the healthcare workforce and the availability of healthcare education institutes is apparent.