Press clippings

These are some of the media headlines about the World Diabetes Foundation, our projects and diabetes in the developing countries.

2010

One Test can save Two Lives - launch of GDM project in India, Jagran Pehel, 23 August 2010 

Lutte contre le diabète: "Santé Diabète Mali" à l'avant-garde, L'Essor, Mali, 24 June 2010

2009

Do you want to become an agent for change? Diabetes Focus, Winter 2009 

Un hôpital allemand a fourni 54 lits aux diabétiques, Grand Lacs Hebdo (Rwanda), 26 Nov 2009

Why does diabetes hit the poor? Saturday Vision, Uganda, 14 November 2009

Tumenye indwara ya Diabète n'uburyo bwo kuyirinda, Journal Isimbi, Rwanda, September 2009

Comprehensive Diabetes and Eye Care in Karnataka, India, 20-21 September 2009

Nirogo Lanka project in Sri Lanka, South Asian Media Net, 5 September 2009

Diabetes awareness programme brings relief to underprivileged patients, Jordan Times, 8 July 2009

TB more likely to strike diabetics, The Hindu, 15 June 2009

Vingt formateurs d'éducateurs formés a Lomé, Togo Presse, 8 June 2009

WDF committed to the fight against diabetes in Rwanda, Kinyamateka, May 2009

Link to Affluence Hides Extent of Diabetes Problem, The Cambodia Daily, 26 March 2009

Formation sur le diabète des professionnels de santé de Rwamagana, Rwanda News Agency, 27 Feb 2009

Diabetes - what has that got to do with HIVAIDS, Aidsnet Newsletter Denmark, January 2009

2008

Prevalence and risk factors for Diabetic Retinopathy A population based assessment from Theni District, South India, BIO Online, 17 December 2008

India tops in diabetes, Deccan Chronicle, 12 December 2008

TV News. BBC News, India battles diabetes 'epidemic', 14 November 2008

Radio. BBC World Today, report about diabetes in India, November 2008

International, regional and national coverage of the Diabetes Summit for South East Asia, Chennai, November 2008

Diabetes prevention targets schoolchildren, The Hindu, November 2008

Review Article. Links between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis should we integrate screening and care, Tropical Medicine, 21 September 2008

WDF and Jainik Jagran team up, Jainik Jagran, 31 August 2008

Newspaper coverage of the Jagran Pehel media campaign for prevention and care in India, April, May, June-July 2008

Weighty problem for kids, The Times of India, New Delhi, 25 April 2008

Obe-city 13% Delhi kids at risk, Hindustan Times, 23 April 2008

BIDE and Basit have revolutionized the diabetic foot care in Pakistan, Pulse International, January 2008

Review Article. Childhood obesity in Asian Indians a burgeoning cause of insulin resistance, diabetes and sub-clinical inflammation, APJCN Paper

2007

World Diabetes Day, The Hindu, 14 November 2007

Media coverage of the Global Diabetes Walk 2007 in Indian and Pakistani newspapers, November-December 2007

Media coverage of the MARG-project about obesity in school children (WDF 05-120), August-November 2007

TV News. Diabetes: A global health challenge, Part 1 (Interview with Managing Director of WDF, Dr. Anil Kapur), CCTV China, 14 November 2007

TV News. Diabetes: A global health challenge, Part 2 (Interview with Managing Director of WDF, Dr. Anil Kapur), CCTV China, 14 November 2007

Video. Diabetes: A Global Epidemic (part 1-4), Discovery Communications

Video. Kenyans warned on diabetes, BBC News/Health, October 2007 (Naivasha District Hospital)

Disease affecting affluent Kenyans,  BBC News, 11October 2007

E Pandemic proportions, EU Parliament Magazine, (covering the WDF Anniversary Panel Discussion), 1 October 2007

L’Afrique menacée à son tour par le diabète, Les Echos France, 21 September 2007

Review Article. Metabolic syndrome in children: current issues and South Asian perspective, Nutrition Elsevier, 29 August 2007

Coverage of the Diabetes Summit in Kenya, July 2007

Radio coverage of WDF Diabetes Summit by reporter Ms. Elizabeth Ngwa, Radio Cameroon, July 2007

Radio interview with Prof. Jean-Claude Mbanya by reporter Ms. Elizabeth Ngwa, Radio Cameroon, July 2007

TV news coverage, SABC 2 TV News South Africa, July 2007

TV news coverage about diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa, French channel TF1, July 2007

Radio interview with Dr. Anil Kapur, BBC World Network Africa, June 2007 

Radio broadcast. Priorité santé: Diabète en Afrique, Radio France International, 29 June 2007 

Elsudani/Sudaneseonline by Dr. Fath Elrahman Elgady (Arabic)

World waking up to diabetes crisis, The Daily Telegraph UK, 4 July 2007

Diabète: L'Afrique se remobilise, Cameroon Tribune, 4 July 2007

Le diabète: un casse-tête pour les malades africains, Cameroon Tribune, 2 July 2007

Tanzania: Don't ignore diabetes, Tanzania Guardian, July 2007

Investing in health, Tanzania Guardian, July 2007

The diabetes way of death, The Times UK,  5 July 2007

A global threat - Interview with Jamal Butt, European Parliament Magazine, 21 May 2007

Taking action (about the Kenya Diabetes Summit), European Parliament Magazine, 21 May 2007

The silent killer, European Parliament Magazine, 21 May 2007

Diabetes: Making a difference, European Parliament Magazine, 21 May 2007

A new approach to diabetes in children, European Parliament Magazine, 21 May 2007

Know the fat of the matter,  Financial Express Bombay, 29 April 2007

Fighting diabetes in schools, Civil Society New Delhi, April 2007

Obecity, Metronow New Delhi, 11 April 2007

32% schoolchildren in Capital are obese: Survey, Indian Express New Delhi, 11 April 2007

Media coverage of the MARG-project about obesity in school children (WDF 05-120), various Indian newspapers (Hindi), 11 April 2007

Little problem gets bigger, Hindustan Times New Delhi, 10 April 2007

2006

Test must for pregnant women, News Today Chennai, 17 December 2006

Screening of pregnant women for diabetes may be made mandatory, The Hindu, 17 December 2006 

Radio. Reporter Mohammed Allie covering the WDF project in Cape Town, BBC World News Service, 8 December 2006 

Obesity a major concern among children, Hindu Business Line Delhi, 30 October 2006

Fortis Hospital, Amar Ujala Delhi, 30 October 2006

Fortis Hospital, Rajasthan Patrika Delhi, 30 October 2006

Middle class less aware of obesity risk,  Economic Times Chennai, 30 October 2006

Project to check obesity among children, The Hindu New Delhi, 29 October 2006

28 per cent schoolkids in Capital obese: Study, The Sunday Tribune New Delhi, 29 October 2006

29 per cent urban school children obese:study, The Sunday Statesman New Delhi, 29 October 2006

School kids to campaign for healthy eating habits, Sunday Times of India, 29 October 2006

Media coverage of the MARG-project about obesity in school children (WDF 05-120), various Indian newspapers (Hindi), 29-30 October 2006

Fast food making city teens fat, Hindustan Times New Delhi, 29 October 2006

Middle class unaware of obesity risk, Daily News and Analysis New Delhi, 29 October 2006

Chunampet Rural Diabetes Project, various Indian newspapers (Hindi), 24-25 March 2006

2005-2003

Global Diabetes Walk, City Express Bangalore, November 2005

Africas new epidemic, Danish Radio 1, text extract, 26 April 2005

WDF and diabetes care in Tanzania, Diabetes Voice, July 2003

Diabetic retinopathy project for 3 southern districts, The Hindu Madurai, 11 April 2003

Aravind hospitals - WDF tie up to combat diabetic retinopathy, The New Indian Express, 11 April 2003

This page was last updated 9-15-2010 by bisl.wdf