IDF elects new leadership to address global diabetes epidemic
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has elected a new Board at its General Council in Montreal, Canada to lead the Federation into the next triennium and to address the global diabetes epidemic which now affects over 285 million people worldwide. IDF is an umbrella organization of over 200 member associations in more than 160 countries. The mission of IDF is to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide. Its main activities include education for people with diabetes and healthcare professionals, public awareness campaigns and the promotion and exchange of information.
The new IDF Executive Board will serve for the period 2009 to 2012. Professor Jean Claude Mbanya of Cameroon began his term as IDF President at the close of the IDF 20th World Diabetes Congress. Sir Michael Hirst of the United Kingdom has begun his term as President-Elect. The other members of the IDF Executive Board include:
IDF Vice-Presidents
Anne Belton – Canada
Jonathan Brown - USA
Gordon Bunyan - Australia
Ruth Colagiuri - Australia
Trisha Dunning - Australia
Anne-Marie Felton – United Kingdom
Susana Feria de Campanella - Uruguay
Alieu Gaye - Gambia
Debbie Jones - Bermuda
Kaushik Ramaiya - Tanzania
Shaukat Sadikot - India
Wim Wientjens - The Netherlands
IDF Regional Chairs
Silver Bahendeka - Uganda (Africa Region)
Chris Delicata - Malta (IDF Europe)
Amir-Kamran Nikousokhan Tayar - Iran (Middle East and North Africa Region)
Lurline Less - Jamaica (North America and Caribbean Region)
Manuel Vera Gonzalez - Cuba (South and Central America Region)
Dhruba Lall Singh - Nepal (Southeast Asia Region)
Yutaka Seino - Japan (Western Pacific Region)
For more information about the IDF governing structure, including information about the General Council and the new Executive Board please visit http://www.idf.org/idf-structure or contact info@idf.org.
Press release on new IDF Presidents (multiple languages) - http://www.idf.org/idf-elects-new-leadership-address-global-diabetes-epi....
