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23 May 2025

World Diabetes Foundation, International Diabetes Federation

Bridging gaps through digital health transformation

On May 19th, the World Diabetes Foundation co-organized a flagship event with the International Diabetes Federation titled "Digital Health Transformation in the Global NCD Response – A Call for Unified Approaches and Scaled Investment."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Digital health solutions offer valuable opportunities to enhance patient care and make quality healthcare more accessible, particularly fo...

23 May 2025

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27 Sep 2024

WHO Regional Office for Europe

“When you need help, people will come”

Dr Iryna Vlasenko is a Ukrainian pharmacist and Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation. She lives with type 1 diabetes.&nbsp; She remembers her reaction to being told she had diabetes, 31 years ago: “I could not accept my diagnosis. I was a student. I was a very active person in every way, dancing, doing sport. This couldn’t be happening to me, it wasn’t possible. A condi...

27 Sep 2024

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Tobacco and diabetes

Fact sheet

09 Jul 2024

This document is the&nbsp;seventh in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and diabetes. This is also intended as an advocacy too...

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08 May 2024

World Diabetes Foundation

WDF and NNF announce new strategic partnership to accelerate NCD prevention and care

World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) and&nbsp;Novo Nordisk Foundation&nbsp;(NNF) have signed a seven-year Partnership Framework Agreement (2024-2030), granting 260 million DKK to WDF to accelerate prevention and care for diabetes and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The partnership is guided by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal targe...

08 May 2024

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04 Apr 2024

SUNI-SEA Consortium, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

Strengthening collaborative linkages for better NCD Interventions in Indonesia

Experiences with Posbindu The increasing trends of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the world, including Indonesia, require targeted and specific primary and secondary prevention [1,2].&nbsp;&nbsp;Almost 1 in 3 adults in Indonesia has hypertension, but only less than 30% is aware of the hypertension status, and only 47% of people with Diabetes is aware of the diabetes status [3]. Therefore,...

04 Apr 2024

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NCD Alliance

Action on Diabetes: The private sector and NGOs

Ukraine

22 Jan 2024

Prevalence of diabetes among the adult population in Ukraine is over 7%, and reduced access to appropriate diabetes care was quickly identified as a health crisis when the war began, garnering attention in international media and journals. At the start of the war, NGOs such as the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Beyond Type 1 and JDRF worked with WHO and the Ministry of Health to understa...

22 Jan 2024

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06 Dec 2023

World Health Organization

Mira’s story: trust in your health-care provider can go a long way in transforming diabetes care

Mira, a tenacious and energetic 67-year-old woman from Alamedin district near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, has been living with diabetes since 1985. Her story is one of resilience and community, and conviction that living a healthy life is possible.&nbsp; As an active member of a local support group, she is a passionate advocate for the effectiveness of these groups in helping people manage their con...

06 Dec 2023

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27 Nov 2023

World Health Organization

Living with diabetes – Alexandra’s story

“It’s important to me that diabetes doesn’t interrupt my life” - Alexandra Alexandra helps people in Lisbon, Portugal, with how to deal with their diabetes through a peer support group. “I help people with diabetes to accept the disease and control and manage it. It’s really rewarding. I feel happy when I have success organizing activities for people with diabetes. When I fee...

27 Nov 2023

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08 Aug 2023

World Diabetes Foundation, ONG Sante Diabete

In Africa, Prevention Houses bring about change from the bottom up

In Africa, the number of people with diabetes is on the rise due to increasing urbanization and unhealthy changes to their nutrition and lifestyle. According to the International Diabetes Federation’s 2021 Diabetes Atlas, this number is predicted to increase by 129% by 2045, from 24 to 55 million people living with diabetes – taking a significant toll on the populations, the states and the alr...

08 Aug 2023

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15 Feb 2023

World Health Organization

Film series on people living with noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions: Mark’s story

Type 1 Diabetes and the next generation of leaders: Mark’s lived experience in Brazil&nbsp;&nbsp; “When I received the diagnosis, it was […] difficult to deal with a situation that was now mine. Even though I saw other people with diabetes […], they were much older, and I didn't know anyone my age who had diabetes. That's why it's not easy to face it., recalls Dr Mark Barone, the Brazil...

15 Feb 2023

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30 Apr 2020

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas 9th edition 2019 - Webinar

&nbsp; The IDF Diabetes Atlas is an authoritative resource on the global impact of diabetes. First published in 2000, it is updated periodically by IDF in collaboration with experts from around the world and contains data on diabetes prevalence, mortality, and expenditure on global, regional and national levels. The IDF Diabetes Atlas draws attention to the importance and growing impact of...

30 Apr 2020

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30 Apr 2020

IDF

COVID-19 and diabetes - Q&A with International Diabetes Federation President

An interview with Prof. Andrew Boulton, President of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), on how COVID-19 affects people with diabetes and what they should know and do to help prevent and manage the illness.

30 Apr 2020

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