WDD
World Diabetes Day – 14 days later
Pictures tell global success story
More than 1500 pictures have been submitted through the campaign site this year – over three times more than last year. The pictures tell the global story of a remarkable shared experience.
Must-watch World Diabetes Day videos now on YouTube
The International Diabetes Federation has launched three shorts on its World Diabetes Day YouTube channel. The videos can be watch at the following links:
Confirmed lightings total passes 1000
The information that we have received over the last few days confirms that more than 1000 monuments and landmarks around the world went blue for World Diabetes Day. This total excludes the many homes that were also lit.
The countries and territories that included at least one lighting are:
World Diabetes Day in the media
Please find below more news items featuring World diabetes Day 2009
Newspapers
China View (China) – UN Sec General Ban ki Moon on WDD.
Daily Champion (Nigeria) – World Diabetes Day.
The Daily Collegian (USA) – World Diabetes Day monument lightings.
UK Member of Parliament shows support for World Diabetes Day
In the United Kingdom, Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley, pledged her support for World Diabetes Day (14 November) at a meeting in Westminster organised by health charity Diabetes UK.
Diabetes UK launched a report called "Supporting Self Management for people with diabetes" at the meeting on 11 November. The report looks at what people with diabetes need to ensure that they are equipped to manage their diabetes.
WDD 2009 attracts global coverage
As we collect the results of the media outreach for World diabetes 2009, it is clear that the campaign can claim a global success in terms of media exposure. The tremendous commitment displayed by IDF member associations and countless other organizations and individuals to secure recognition of the day seem to have paid dividends.
We hope to collect and share the success with you.
Please help by sending any radio, TV, print and online coverage that you can collect to media@idf.org.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issues World Diabetes Day message
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Diabetes Day:
Secretary-General Urges International Community to Support Developing Countries in Preventing Diabetes, Increasing Access to Health Care
Diabetes Awareness for WDD at the European Parliament
On the 10-11 November, The International Diabetes Federation European Region (IDF EUR) and MEP Simon Busuttil hosted diabetes awareness events in the European Parliament to mark the build up to World Diabetes Day. The sucessful events were held in collaboration with the Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes (FEND), the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), and Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE) and the Alliance for European Diabetes Research (EURADIA).
500 pictures and counting...
The pictures of what looks like a really successful World Diabetes Day 2009 campaign are flooding through Flickr and the World Diabetes Day museum. Just two days after 14 November and we already count more than 500 pictures.
Please share your event and keep uploading your pictures!
Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaims World Diabetes Day
Governor of California and former Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued a proclamation in support of World Diabetes Day.
The proclamation states that "Prevention is key for the elimination of California’s diabetes epidemic and its associated costs. Fortunately, the impact of both type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can be reduced with simple lifestyle changes, including a healthy diet, weight loss and physical fitness."