On a bright day in March, 54 doctors from eight regions settled into a conference room in Dodoma, Tanzania to become Trainer of Trainers in non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
They were not alone. Similar three-day trainings of 36 healthcare professionals representing two regions had already taken place. Training for an additional 68 healthcare professionals representing the country’s remaining 10 regions is planned later in 2022.
In the first half of 2022, WDF supported projects focused on helping young people with Type 1 diabetes, preventing populations from developing Type 2 diabetes, and advancing NCD prevention and care at the national level of government. All are based in Africa except for one, a digital health project benefitting youth with Type 1, which is based in Pakistan.
This article was originally published on the occasion of WDF's 20th anniversary on WDF20.org
Millions of women each year are diagnosed with pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes and pregnancy hypertension (a precursor to pre-eclampsia). Research shows women who experience these conditions during one pregnancy are at very high risk of the same and additional problems in subsequent pregnancies, as well as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease later in life.
The UNLEASH India Global Innovation Lab is looking for 125 people between 18-35 years of age with insights into non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Those selected will travel to Karnataka, India to develop innovative ideas for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 3.4: Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health.
International Nurses Day is celebrated worldwide every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. This year’s theme from the International Council of Nurses is Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health.
It is a theme that resonates with WDF, which has trained more than 110,000 nurses through its partnership projects since 2002.
This article was originally published on the occasion of WDF's 20th anniversary on WDF20.org
When we talk about the origins of the World Diabetes Foundation, there’s a lot of focus on the conflict that set it in motion – and rightly so.
In 2001, there was a public debate around access to HIV medications. Novo Nordisk and 40 other pharmaceutical companies took legal action to block a South African law that would effectively suspend patent rights.
On March 30, the World Diabetes Foundation invited its global partners to a conversation about how innovative partnership models and sustainable investments can reverse the rising tide of diabetes and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The one-hour Anniversary Online Forum was opened by Dr Anil Kapur, Chairman of the Board, World Diabetes Foundation. The Foundation works through partnerships, with a focus on local ownership, capacity building and empowerment to ensure sustainability, he said.
In October 2021, a proposal dubbed Ok Tata Horn Please won the Diabetes Storytelling Lab 2021 in India. The team of storytellers and community leaders received $15,000 to turn the idea into reality.
The team behind OK Tata Horn Please targeted a segment of the population that is highly vulnerable to diabetes: long-distance truck drivers. They proposed an animated film series, media broadcasts and health checks to assess truck drivers’ health and increase their diabetes awareness.
On March 12, 2002, a new foundation dedicated to diabetes prevention and care was born.
At Novo Nordisk’s 2002 Annual General Meeting, CEO Lars Rebien Sørensen explained the idea. The company proposed creating the World Diabetes Foundation, an independent foundation that would work through partnerships, pursue sustainable, scalable approaches, and answer to a Board of Directors with expertise in diabetes, access to health and development assistance.
Paraguay has experienced significant economic and human development in the last decades. Yet non-communicable diseases remain the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the South American country.