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	WDF - Reaching out to the poorest populations During our five years of existence, helping and reaching out to the poorest and vulnerable people in the developing countries has constituted the fundamental core value for the World Diabetes Foundation and this goes hand in hand with sustanibility, impact and awareness of diabetes. The most significant disadvantage is excess vulnerability due to low economic status. In the low and middle income countries more than 2.5 billion people survive on less than two dollars a day: over a billion on less than one dollar a day. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that the number of people with diabetes will increase to over 380 million within a generation (2025); of these 80% will live in low and middle income countries. In many of these countries there is little or no access to life-saving and preventive diabetes treatment. The growing burden of diabetes is going to have the hardest impact on those who are at the greatest economic disadvantage. In this edition of the WDF Newsletter we share with you stories where WDF is making a significant difference amongst the most vulnerable and poorest populations in the world.  A unique fundraising initiative and innovative corporate partnership has helped establish a secure project to provide access to care and prevention in Cambodia, one of the poorest countries in the world. We will also share another fundraising initiative benefiting diabetes care for extremely poor, socio-economically disadvantaged townships of Cape Town in South Africa. We see the implementation of preventive strategies and sustainable solutions for diabetes care as the Foundations most crucial tasks. To implement these important elements the WDF will be organising its second summit, which will focus on how to drive policy makers, key influencers and funding bodies to prioritise diabetes care and implement preventive strategies in Africa. By creating global awareness amongst various stakeholders in the developing countries as well as the general public the WDF hopes to contribute significantly to create a sense of urgency, support and hope for millions of people with diabetes. As of now, the WDF has funded 110 projects in more than 70 countries.     The projected impact in the coming 3-4 years will benefit an estimated 50 million people worldwide and we intend to improve our efforts in the years to come.
	Closing the circle When the CEO and President of Novo Nordisk A/S, Mr Lars Rebien Sørensen one morning in December 2006 visited a World Diabetes Foundation project in Cape Town, he elegantly closed a circle of events that started with South Africa, five years ago. Read more
	Cambodia in dire need of diabetes care In February 2007, the World Diabetes Foundation inaugurated two diabetes clinics in Cambodia. It is the hope that the presence of these clinics will help increase awareness of diabetes and its consequences and strengthen access to treatment in two cities. Read more
	Diabetes Summit Africa 2007 In 2006, the World Diabetes Foundation successfully organised an important regional Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam in collaboration with IDF, WHO, Southern Pacific Council (SPC). The World Diabetes Foundation replicates the success, this year Africa will be the centre of attention. Read more
	WDF Annual Review 2006 In 2006, the World Diabetes Foundation heightened its focus on Latin America and now supports 12 diverse projects in South and Central America, aiming to alleviate the diabetes epidemic by strengthening primary prevention in the region. Many of these projects are described in the annual review 2006.   Read more Download WDF Annual Review 2006
	Unite for Diabetes Film receives international award In fall 2006 the Unite for Diabetes Film was nominated and awarded the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award in the category Professional non-fiction division. Amongst the nominated were some of the major TV broadcasting companies such as CNN and NBC. Read more