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08 Nov 2021

World Diabetes Foundation

Storytellers generate ideas for raising diabetes awareness in India

The Diabetes Storytelling Lab produced eight innovative ideas, two of which received funding. Now, Lab participants are working to bring their ideas to life. For four weeks, more than 40 storytellers and healthcare representatives gathered online to explore ideas for creative communication products to improve diabetes awareness in India. They were selected for their qualifications and enthusias...

08 Nov 2021

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08 Nov 2021

World Diabetes Foundation

Tanzania’s diabetes care journey explored in film series

In 2021, NCD Alliance launched the series Turning the Tide to draw attention to bold actions addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that are being carried out by communities and organisations. The series, which was produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, reached more than 128 million people across the globe.&nbsp; Building on the success, the NCD Alliance and its partners recent...

08 Nov 2021

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20 May 2021

World Diabetes Foundation

2021 Fundraiser: Guatemala

Guatemala’s Sololá region, with its sparkling lake ringed by volcanoes, is exceptionally beautiful. But a hidden danger stalks the Maya people who live there. &nbsp; Glucose tests conducted by Hospitalito Atitlán, WDF’s partner in the region, found that 15% of people tested had diabetes and 11% were pre-diabetic. More than 23% of the hospital’s patients are obese, and 43% are overweight...

20 May 2021

<!-- 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' --> India marks first national GDM awareness day <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

24 Apr 2021

World Diabetes Foundation

India marks first national GDM awareness day

India held the world’s first national GDM Awareness Day on March 10 – raising awareness about the link between maternal health and diabetes nationwide, and inviting pregnant women to hospitals and clinics for free screening. Read the full story by clicking below link.

24 Apr 2021

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24 Apr 2021

World Diabetes Foundation

2021 Fundraiser: Prevention of Chronic Disease in Guatemala

WDF's 2021 fundraiser project will reduce diabetes risk factors in Sololá's indigenous communities by targeting the diet and lifestyle decision-makers: women. The project will prevent diabetes in Sololá’s indigenous communities by targeting the community’s diet and lifestyle decision-makers: women. Guatemala’s Sololá region, with its sparkling lake ringed by volcanoes, is exceptiona...

24 Apr 2021

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26 Mar 2021

World Diabetes Foundation

Yo Quiero, Yo Puedo brings healthy habits to Mexican schools

26 Mar 2021

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26 Mar 2021

World Diabetes Foundation

WDF supports development of Indigenous Diabetes Reduction Bond

Diabetes and its complications are a serious burden for Indigenous communities in Canada. To address this, the Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation (RIIF) today announced plans to create a Diabetes Reduction Bond – an innovative model for designing and financing diabetes interventions in Canada and around the world.&nbsp; The project is supported by a $506,000 (USD) grant from the World Diabete...

26 Mar 2021

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26 Oct 2020

World Diabetes Foundation

‘Is that Omondi, who used to be sick?’

WDF staff meet people with diabetes worldwide, and each has a story. Here, we introduce Eric Omondi, a young Kenyan with type 1 diabetes. As a kid, Eric had a reputation as ‘the bright one’ in Sirembe, a village in Southwestern Kenya. He was the third-born of seven siblings: curious, earnest and good in school. But in sixth grade he started feeling ill. The symptoms resembled malaria, so...

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

World Diabetes Foundation

Armenian diabetes eye care project uses technology to get results

In 2016, the Armenian EyeCare Project approached WDF with an ambitious plan for improving diabetes retinopathy (DR) screening and care across their mountainous, landlocked country in the South Caucasus.&nbsp; At the time, the Armenian Ministry of Health was implementing a strategy to prevent diabetes and improve care, but it did not address eye care. The Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) had coll...

26 Oct 2020

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19 Feb 2020

World Diabetes Foundation

Empowering young people with diabetes in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has made strides in treating type 1 diabetes in recent years. To name a few: the condition is now on a list of priority NCDs of the Kyrgyz Republic. The national health system covers all types of insulin for children and youth up to 29 years old, and a new mobile app for type 1 management has been developed and piloted. Yet youth with type 1 diabetes in this central Asian country sti...

19 Feb 2020

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10 Jul 2019

World Diabetes Foundation

WDF funds four new projects in first half of 2019

WDF signed four new projects in Africa and central Asia in the first half of 2019, and approved several others that are now in the final phases of contract negotiations.&nbsp; Read more here.

10 Jul 2019

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13 Mar 2019

World Diabetes Foundation

WDF and UNICEF join forces to prevent NCDs in children

On 5 March, the Chairman of UNICEF Denmark and the Chairman of the World Diabetes Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate collaboration between the two organisations in an area of common interest: preventing diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).&nbsp; Read more here.

13 Mar 2019

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