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Expert meeting at the UN demands action now
Leading global health experts, UN agencies and Permanent Missions convened at the UN headquarters to take part in a expert meeting organised by the Global Alliance for Women’s Health (GAWH) and the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF).
The aim of the meeting was to spotlight the adverse relationship between diabetes and women’s health and wellbeing as well as to influence the public policy community to incorporate initiatives that would benefit several Millennium Development Goals.
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Images speak louder than words
During the past five years, WDF has produced several short film documentaries to highlight the stories of people living with diabetes in the developing world. One particular film named “Praying for a future”, has become a signature mark of the WDF.
At the World Media Festival held in Berlin, 2008 the joint WDF and NNIT FilmSolutions production, “Praying for a future”, received international recognition and was presented with two awards, the Gold award, in the category Global Issues and the exclusive "Hand in Hand" award for highlighting actions by a state, government, corporation, organisation or individual resulting in improvements in the lives of individuals or in society as a whole.
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Annual Review 2007
Stories in this year’s Annual Review demonstrate how even the smallest investments and partnerships can accelerate to have a catalytic effect.
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Newsletter Q2 2008 out now
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