{"id":2765,"date":"2026-02-05T12:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10019\/?post_type=what-we-do&#038;p=2765"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:08:07","slug":"gestation-diabetes-in-central-uganda-gicu","status":"publish","type":"what-we-do","link":"https:\/\/dev.qrolic.com\/rhu-block-theme\/what-we-do\/gestation-diabetes-in-central-uganda-gicu\/","title":{"rendered":"Gestation Diabetes in Central Uganda (GICU)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-h-3-font-size\">About The Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February.1st.2016 May.31.2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Donor\/ Development Partner:\u00a0DFPA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To prevent and reduce the negative impacts of gestational diabetes in Central Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GICU project is a 2year project implemented by ANC Service providers at RHU clinic and public facilities IN Luwero district. The project is funded by Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA), aimed at improving management of gestational diabetes (GDM) through increasing awareness about the short- and long term health risks of GDM, screening pregnant women for GDM and engagement of key stakeholders in central Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is implemented in RHU Luwero branch, Mengo hospital, 22 public facilities in Luwero district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gestational Diabetes in Central Uganda (GICU) project was a two-year clinical intervention (2016\u20132018) funded by the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA). Operating in the Luwero district and at Mengo Hospital, the project focused on reducing the risks associated with gestational diabetes (GDM) through early screening and stakeholder engagement. By training Antenatal Care (ANC) providers and raising community awareness, the initiative improved the identification and management of GDM, protecting the long-term health of both mothers and their infants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2766,"template":"","what_we_do_category":[66],"class_list":["post-2765","what-we-do","type-what-we-do","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","what_we_do_category-service-delivery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.qrolic.com\/rhu-block-theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-we-do\/2765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.qrolic.com\/rhu-block-theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-we-do"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.qrolic.com\/rhu-block-theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/what-we-do"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.qrolic.com\/rhu-block-theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.qrolic.com\/rhu-block-theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"what_we_do_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.qrolic.com\/rhu-block-theme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what_we_do_category?post=2765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}