Regional Chairs Nomination Awards

Recognising professional dedication and engagement for people with diabetic foot in the Regions

Eliana Marques Gomes da Silva

D-Foot has created merit awards to recognise people or teams who have made a special contribution to D-Foot International at the regional level.

The first SACA Regional Nomination Award has been conferred on the occasion of the Diabetic Foot Awareness Week (8-14 November 2020).

Eliana Marques Gomes da Silva

D-Foot SACA Regional Chair Nomination Award winner

Life in the Brazilian Amazon region is tough: rivers instead of roads, few qualified healthcare professionals and disorganised public service. More than half of the estimated 280,000 people with diabetes have foot problems.