Denmark's Minister for Development Cooperation, Mr. Søren Pind spoke about the

freedom from disease as one of the most fundamental determinants of health 

(Photo: Jesper Westley).

140 leading public health and development assistance professionals and high ranking government representatives from North and South gathered to discuss the Emerging Burden of Chronic Diseases and its Impact on Developing Countries.

The Conference, which was organised jointly by the World Diabetes Foundation and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was held in Copenhagen 15-16 April, 2010. On this page you find the background material as well as the presentations made at the conference. The conference summary document is under preparation and will be available at this site.

Press release

Conference programme 

Presentations

WDF Newsletter article about the Conference

Conference summary report

For further information please contact:

Ms. Brit Larsen, Communication Coordinator
bisl@worlddiabetesfoundation.org

The Conference was supported by