Diabetes education course supports the Bangladeshi community in the Marche region

In November 2024, the Marche region concluded the first edition of a free Type 2 diabetes education course in Ancona, in collaboration with the ANOLF Association (Associazione Nazionale Oltre le Frontiere), and organised within the European joint action JACARDI by the Marche region, the regional health agency of the Marche region and the Marche diabetes network. The initiative aimed to improve access to prevention, information and healthcare services for the Bangladeshi community by overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers through culturally adapted education, developed through the collaboration established with the ANOLF Association.

Participants shared how valuable the course was for their daily lives. Roxina Akther, a course participant, said the training helped her better understand how to manage diabetes through doctors’ advice, healthy diet and daily habits, and encouraged her to share this knowledge with friends and the wider community. Romana Abdur, a Bangladeshi cultural mediator working with ANOLF, highlighted how culturally adapted guidance supports community members who do not speak Italian in accessing information and healthcare services with greater confidence.

Watch the video to hear and see the community’s perspective.