Over 60% of adult Africans living with diabetes are unaware of their status.

With the high level of obesity in Cameroon, the diabetes prevalence in rural areas may rise from 3.8% to 10.7% (almost a threefold increase) within 10 years, a prediction shows.

Cameroon has a National Diabetes Plan, but this plan is only executed in urban areas, leaving out rural areas.

The Nurse Led Diabetic (NURDIC) Project was created by Dr. Leke Aminkeng and his team to combat this - Training practicing and student nurses in Diabetes Care.

This is the story.