Today Nov 14 is celebrated as world diabetes day. Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases to affect children. This year world diabetesday.org is
Planned to run a campaign. World Diabetes Day (WDD) is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes world. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the alarming rise in diabetes around the world. You can know more about this campaign by clicking the link below
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/the-campaign/about-0
In 2007 and 2008, the theme of World Diabetes Day is “Diabetes in Children and Adolescents”. We extend our support to this campaign.
2004: Diabetes and Obesity
2005: Diabetes and Foot Care
2006: Diabetes in the Disadvantaged and the Vulnerable
2007-2008: Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
We would like our readers too extend their supports. Please share the World Diabetes Day logo. Download the poster and share. This is a poster created by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in partnership with the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD). The poster shows the diabetes warning signs as pictograms to make it relevant to the majority of settings. The poster is available to download in English, French, and Spanish in low and high resolution. An editable version has also been produced for you to adapt and print locally.
Click here to download the poster
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