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Apply for the 2013 Youth Leadership Camp!

Submitted by gbassetto on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:48

If want to meet other young people living with diabetes from all over Europe, share and learn from each other and discover more about the work of IDF Europe, then the Youth Leadership Camp is for you!

To build up on the success of the initiative, IDF Europe will organize the 3rd edition of its Youth Leadership Camp from 22 to 28 July 2013 in Tirrenia, Italy.

Blue Circle Champion on USA's Today Show

Submitted by sara.webber@idf.org on Fri, 03/15/2013 - 13:55

Charlie Kimball, IDF's latest Blue Circle Champion and Indy Car racer, featured on USA's flagship morning TV show the Today Show.

Western Pacific Action Plan launched

Submitted by sara.webber@idf.org on Fri, 03/15/2013 - 12:24

The Western Pacific Diabetes Declaration Action Plan 2012-2015 was launched on Wednesday by Richard Marles, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs. The launch event, held at Parliament House, was hosted by Diabetes Australia and attended by Professor Nam Cho, Chair of IDF’s Western Pacific Region, amongst others.

Online Valentine's Day campaign brings valuable support to Life for a Child

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Thu, 03/14/2013 - 10:18

Pharmacovigilance: New black triangle symbol for medicines subject to additional monitoring

Submitted by gbassetto on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 11:37

A black inverted triangle '▼' will shortly appear on the package leaflet of certain medicinal products on the EU market, following an Implementing Regulation adopted by the European Commission today. This symbol will flag to patients and health care professionals that a medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring, and its accompanying text will encourage them to report any unexpected adverse reaction through national reporting systems.

IDF Europe position on EU Regulation on Medical Devices

Submitted by gbassetto on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 16:11

IDF Europe has published its position on the European Commission proposal for a Regulation on Medical Devices.

International Women's Day: Celebrating the momentum

Submitted by sara.webber@idf.org on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 09:56

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a time to celebrate the progress that women have achieved over 100 years after the day's inception. It is also a time to be clear on the action needed to address the new challenges facing women and girls in the 21st century.

LFAC poster campaign raises awareness of the signs and symptoms of diabetes

Submitted by Lorenzo.Piemonte on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 10:17

The International Diabetes Federation's Life for a Child Programme (LFAC) has developed a poster campaign to alert health professionals to the signs and symptoms of diabetes in order to make a swift diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment to save lives - championing the vision that no child should die of diabetes.

February 2013 News Update

Submitted by gbassetto on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 17:16

Our latest News Update is here!

Find out more about the latest developments in diabetes and health policy and advocacy in Europe.

Enjoy the read!


Champion on the road for diabetes awareness

Submitted by sara.webber@idf.org on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 11:41

Charles Mattocks, IDF Blue Circle Champion, is taking to the roads of the USA to raise awareness of diabetes complications, including high blood pressure, stroke, retinopathy and neuropathy.

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