Refugee Project Launched
Even before the crisis in Ukraine there were record numbers of refugees around the world. The World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) has called for an holistic approach to meeting the health needs of displaced peoples. The WDF’s mission is to alleviate human suffering related to diabetes among those in greatest need. With record numbers of people […]
Challenging Food Culture in the Marshall Islands
In 2017 a survey of 4,000 elementary students in Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, found that 10 percent of fee-paying school students and 25 percent of state school students were overweight, and 85 percent of them ate vegetables 5 or fewer days a week. The Marshall Islands 60,000 inhabitants live spread out over 29 […]
Global Walk for Diabetes
The World Diabetes Foundation is promoting organised walks around World Diabetes Day that falls each year on 14th November. The Foundation has produced comprehensive guides in numerous languages to help people organise one. Advocacy Action: Could you organise a walk among Parliamentarians? Your national diabetes association might be willing to help with the organisational leg […]