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Events

World Diabetes Day 2009

Start:

Saturday, 14 November 2009 

End:

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Description

Diabetes is one of the most chronic diseases of childhood. It can strike children of any age including infants and toddlers. World Diabetes Day focuses on children and adolescents to raise awareness of the diabetes and its impact on children. Every child has a right to a long and healthy life.

World Diabetes Day is celebrated worldwide by the over 200 member associations of the International Diabetes Federation in more than 160 countries, all Member States of the United Nations, as well as by other associations and organizations, companies, healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes and their families.

World Diabetes Day (WDD) is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes world. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the alarming rise in diabetes around the world. In 2007, the United Nations marked the Day for the first time with the passage of the United Nations World Diabetes Day Resolution in December 2006, which made the existing World Diabetes Day an official United Nations World Health Day.

Location:

Worldwide

Organisation:

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO)

Contact Name:

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Contact Phone:

+32-2-538 55 11

Contact Email:

wdd@idf.org

Event Link:

http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/the-campaign/diabetes-and-children/key-messages

Related Diseases

• Diabetes Insipidus
• Diabetes Insipidus - central
• Diabetes Insipidus - nephrogenic
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (insulin dependent, juvenile onset)
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (non-insulin dependent, mature age onset)