BAGSVÆRD, DENMARK 17 Dec 2019 -
The World Diabetes Foundation has received a DKK 25 million grant approval from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to support the fight against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Jordan.
More than 15,000 people gathered to see the bodybuilders, Zumba dancers and military cadets and receive a free blood glucose screening. Many joined group yoga exercises, helped create a human blue circle in honour of World Diabetes Day, and participated in a Global Diabetes Walk.
After a busy and thought-provoking day, participants left pledging to improve their health. Younger participants spoke of taking their new yoga skills home to teach their elders.
Camilla Sylvest first heard of the World Diabetes Foundation in 2001. She was a young manager in Novo Nordisk’s Pricing and Pharmacoeconomics department at the time and had been asked to create a new pricing policy for less-developed countries. Along the way, she met Leif Fenger Jensen and the rest of the small team tasked with creating the WDF. Both initiatives were part of an ambitious new social responsibility strategy that aimed to improve diabetes prevention and care in the developing world.
When Humberto Mendoza Charris wanted to talk about diabetes in the late 1990s, it was often hard to find an audience.
“Diabetes was perceived as a second- or third-order challenge, a disease of the upper and middle classes. There was a lot of ignorance about the suffering caused by its complications and its high costs to the health system,” recalls Mr Charris, Medical advisor for Public Health in the Mayor’s office of Barranquilla, Colombia.
Diabetes triples the risk of developing tuberculosis. The increasing prevalence of diabetes is therefore threatening a resurgence of tuberculosis, unless action is taken.
In 2016, the Jujersa Women and Child Welfare Organization set out on an ambitious effort to bring diabetes prevention and care to one of India’s most isolated areas.
Guidelines published today by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recommend that ‘at risk’ women (who have suffered a complication during pregnancy) have a postpartum follow up at 6-12 weeks and periodically thereafter.
What’s the best way to help people lose weight, exercise more, and live healthier lives? Start with respect and collaboration - and build from there.
That’s the recommendation of Diabetes South Africa, which has been teaching South African healthcare providers about diabetes and helping them improve their own health since 2008.
It began in 2004 with a simple idea. By organising walks on November 14 - World Diabetes Day - organisations and individuals could raise awareness about diabetes, and how to prevent it. These walks would be low-cost, educational, and fun. WDF would help by providing banners, tools, and guidance.
BAGSVÆRD, DENMARK – The World Diabetes Foundation today announces the constitution of a new Board of Directors. The Board consists of Dr Anil Kapur (Chair), Ms Camilla Sylvest (Vice-chair), Ms Ida Nicolaisen, Dr Kaushik Ramaiya, Prof Abdallah Daar, and Mr Frederik Kier.