ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND ENGINEERS JOIN HANDS TO DEVELOP TECH SOLUTIONS FOR DIABETES CARE

IIT Madras, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology collaborate to develop solutions

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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has partnered with American institutions to improve diabetes care in India. The collaborators also aim to identify and solve high priority problems in non-communicable diseases.

The institute has partnered with Emory University's Emory Global Diabetes Research Centre (EGDRC), and the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) at Georgia Institute of Technology to develop technological solutions for diabetics.

Need for improved diabetes care in India

It is believed that an estimated 200 million people in India could be at high risk or have diabetes. The collaboration would help since people living with diabetes need a diverse range of technological solutions to manage their condition, says researcher Anubama Rajan, co-head of Shankar Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Research (SCoEDR), under the Department of Medical Science and Technology at IIT Madras. The centre's project is called StopNCD.org. The centre was established through funding by an alumnus, V. Shankar said Ms. Rajan, who is also an assistant professor in the department.