The General Assembly of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recently approved nine new members of the Federation during its meeting in Lisbon on 5 December.

IDF is delighted to welcome the following associations:

• Asociación Educación Médica en Salud (Guatemala)
• Association Stop Diabète en Mauritanie (Mauritania)
• Bangladesh Endocrine Society (Bangladesh)
• Diabetes Ireland (Ireland)
• Diabetes UK (United Kingdom)
• Fundación Departamental Daniels Hamant (Bolivia)
• Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (The Philippines)
• Sheffaa (Saudi Arabia)
• Ukrainian Diabetology Association (Ukraine)

This brings the total number of IDF members to 245 members in 161 countries and territories.