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08 May 2024

World Diabetes Foundation

The Tanzanian recipe for impact - access to care for people living with diabetes in LMICs

An estimated 1 in 8 of adults among Tanzania’s 64 million population are living with diabetes.&nbsp;More than half of those are undiagnosed. A 2017 external evaluation of WDF-supported projects in Tanzania concluded that, on average, there were 526 more diabetes patients and 1,224 more hypertension patients under treatment per district per month in districts where WDF programmes were implemented...

08 May 2024

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08 May 2024

World Diabetes Foundation, Jhpiego

Humble beginnings and pioneering efforts - WDF's impact on gestational diabetes in India

Since 2002, WDF has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the need to address hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. Through this push, attention to the disease area has increased, but unfortunately GDM remains underprioritised in global health interventions. WDF's first project on GDM was with Dr V. Seshiah Diabetes Care and Research Institute, where the partner managed to screen 11,000 women in Ind...

08 May 2024

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Mira’s story: trust in your health-care provider can go a long way in transforming diabetes care <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

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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14 Nov 2023

World Diabetes Foundation

Kenya launches large-scale NCD programme on World Diabetes Day

Partners in Kenya celebrate World Diabetes Day by scaling up the national NCD response with the largest grant ever provided by WDF, getting closer to achieving universal health coverage. This World Diabetes Day, WDF highlights how patience, resilience and partnership can unify decades-long efforts into strong and sustainable national responses to NCDs. &nbsp; On 14 November, the Minist...

14 Nov 2023

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08 Oct 2023

World Diabetes Foundation

Diabetes Compass: A screening campaign with communities at heart

By the end of this year, a diabetes screening tool that will enable community workers to easily screen people is ready to be launched in the two partner countries Sri Lanka and Tanzania. &nbsp; To make sure that the new tool is adapted to the communities' needs and cultural practices, and that it will empower them to improve their health through screening and prevention, the Digital Health t...

08 Oct 2023

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NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation

Integrating health financing to achieve UHC and NCD SDG targets.

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23 Sep 2023

On 19 September 2023, a high-level roundtable titled "Integrating Health Financing to Achieve UHC and NCD SDG Targets" took place, serving as a parallel event to the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly. Hosted by Access Accelerated, NCD Alliance,...

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20 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Video recording: 2023 Multistakeholder Gathering on NCDs

On the occasion of the second annual Gathering of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government for the prevention and control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) for the Global NCD Compact, to be held in the margins of the UN High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) 2023, WHO, NCD Alliance and the World Diabetes Foundation will co-hosted the second Multistakeholder Gathering to Ac...

20 Sep 2023

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World Health Organization

Key Messages & Calls to Action from the 2023 Multistakeholder Gathering on NCDs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

20 Sep 2023

On the occasion of the second annual Gathering of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government for the prevention and control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) for the Global NCD Compact, held in the margins of the second UN High-level Meeting...

Briefs & Fact Sheets
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14 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Improving diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention though school health and lifestyle programmes. A multisectoral NCD response in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education partnered with the Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists and Sri Lanka Medical Association to address the complex determinants and intergenerational challenges of unhealthy diets, obesity and physical inactivity. Through a school health programme, dedicated health promotion activities and improved national screening, the multisecto...

14 Sep 2023

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14 Sep 2023

World Health Organization

Launch of the Global Mapping Report on Multisectoral Actions & Global Week of Action on NCDs

Today marks the launch of this year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs, a yearly campaign aimed at slowing the increasing burden of NCDs with contributions of people everywhere. Actions can be big or small - the power of the Global Week for Action comes through collaboration across countries and sectors towards a common goal: reducing preventable death and illness and increasing health and equity...

14 Sep 2023

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13 Sep 2023

World Diabetes Foundation

Strengthening diabetes care in Malawi through P2P Academy initiative

In August 2023, three dedicated healthcare professionals from Malawi, Lucia Mbulaje, Falieth Chilonga, and Racheal Nyirenda, participated in an enriching training program funded by WDF and hosted by Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialist Centre. The initiative was part of the WDF's Partner 2 Partner (P2P) Academy, aimed at building diabetes capacity and care with our partners. It is done through pilot...

13 Sep 2023

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World Bank, NCD Alliance, World Diabetes Foundation

Integrating health financing to achieve UHC and NCD SDG targets

Briefs & Fact Sheets

09 Sep 2023

On Tuesday, 19 September 2023, Access Accelerated, NCD Alliance, the World Bank, and the World Diabetes Foundation convened a closed-door high-level roundtable, “Integrating Health Financing to Achieve UHC and NCD SDG Targets,” as a parallel even...

Briefs & Fact Sheets

Access

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