Advancing diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide

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Advancing diabetes care, prevention and a cure
worldwide

• Professor Martin Silink
• IDF President

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Advancing diabetes care, prevention and a cure
worldwide

• Since 1950
• Associated with the United Nations Department of
  Public Information
• In official relations with the World Health
  Organization and Pan-American Health
  Organization
• IDF championed the UN Resolution on Diabetes (UN
  Resolution 61/225)

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International Diabetes Federation

• What is the IDF?
• NGO with HQ in Brussels
• 203 national diabetes associations, 162
  countries, over 2 million members
• Voice of diabetes globally (250 million)
• In official relations with WHO, UN (DPI)
• IDF championed the UN Resolution on Diabetes (UN
  Resolution 61/225)

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A Federation of

• 203 national diabetes associations, 162
  countries, over 2 million members
• Voice of diabetes globally (250 million)

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International Diabetes Federation

• Since 1950
• Associated with the United Nations Department of
  Public Information
• In official relations with the World Health
  Organization and Pan-American Health Organization
• IDF championed the UN Resolution on Diabetes (UN
  Resolution 61/225)

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IDF Programs

• IDF Clinical Guidelines
• IDF Atlas (single congruent data source)
• IDF Centres of Diabetes Education
• IDF Life for a Child
• IDF World Diabetes Congresses
• UN World Diabetes Day Empower, Educate, Energise
  (Understand diabetes and take control)

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IDF Programs

• IDF Programs
• IDF Clinical Guidelines
• IDF Atlas (single congruent data source)
• IDF Centres of Diabetes Education
• IDF Life for a Child
• IDF World Diabetes Congresses
• UN World Diabetes Day
• Empower, Educate, Energise (Understand
  diabetes and take control)

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The UNR Campaign
Top Down
Bottom Up
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The UNR Campaign
Top Down
Bottom Up
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The Diabetes World
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The Diabetes World
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Advocacy
A United Nations Resolution on diabetes
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• Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating and costly
  disease associated with severe complications

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• Diabetes poses risks to families,
• member states and
• the entire world

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Diabetes poses challenges to the achievement of
agreed development goals, including the MDGs
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Increasing threat of NCDs
NCDs
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Diabetes Prevalence (20-79 yr)
IDF Diabetes Atlas- 2006- National prevalence
estimates
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Diabetes Prevalence (20-79 yr)

• 2007 2025
• Qatar 15.2 16.9
• Bahrain 15.2 17.0
• UAE 19.5 21.9
• Saudi Arabia 15.7 18.4
• Kuwait 14.4 16.4
• Oman 13.1 14.7
• Yemen 2.9 3.4

IDF Diabetes Atlas- 2006- National prevalence
estimates
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Diabetes Mellitus

• A disease in its own right
• A risk factor for CVD

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Diabetes Mellitus

• A disease in its own right
• A risk factor for CVD

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Diabetes Complications
Pregnancy complications Foetal complications
Blindness Kidney failure Neuropathy
Death Infections Amputations
Risk
Diagnosis Of Diabetes
Cardio- Vascular disease
Blood Glucose Duration
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Diabetes Complications
Pregnancy complications Foetal complications
Blindness Kidney failure Neuropathy
Death Infections Amputations
Risk
Diagnosis Of Diabetes
Cardio- Vascular disease
Blood Glucose Duration
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Diabetes
Type 1
Type 2
GDM
Insulin Deficiency
Insulin Resistance
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Diabetes
Type 1
Type 2
GDM
3 per year
Insulin Deficiency
Insulin Resistance
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Facts
Every 5 seconds 1 person develops diabetes Every
10 seconds 1 person dies of diabetes Every 30
seconds a limb is lost to diabetes

• Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating and costly
  disease associated with severe complications,
  which poses severe risks for families, Member
  States and the entire world. UN Resolution
  61/225. World Diabetes Day

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Diabetes world has to be part of the solution

• Not just the problem

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Diabetes world has to be part of the solution

• Not just the problem

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Campaigning
Campaigning
Over 1100 monuments in blue Extensive grass roots
participation More children receiving
care National campaigns to tackle DKA Global
media coverage Significant involvement online
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European Parliament - Strasbourg
Jet dEau - Geneva
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European Parliament - Strasbourg
Jet dEau - Geneva
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Aspire Tower, Doha
Kuwait Towers
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Aspire Tower, Doha
Kuwait Towers
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Q1 Role of NGOs in Prevention and Control of NCDs

• Support for the WHO NCD Action Plan
• Global and regional networks of champions
• NGOs provide the link with the grass roots
• Empowering/educating/energizing the patient as
  part of treatment team
• Providing supporting programs
• IDF Atlas for data
• IDF Centres of Diabetes Education
• IDF Clinical Guidelines
• IDF World Diabetes Congress (2011 in Dubai)

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Q1- Role of NGOs in Prevention and Control of NCDs

• Support for the WHO NCD Action Plan
• Global and regional networks of champions
• NGOs provide the link with the grass roots
• Empowering/educating/energizing the patient as
  part of treatment team
• Providing supporting programs
• IDF Atlas for data
• IDF Centres of Diabetes Education
• IDF Clinical Guidelines
• IDF World Diabetes Congress (2011 in Dubai)

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Q2 Role of Developmental Assistance in Prevention
and Control of NCDs

• Provide multisectoral approach to obesity
• Control of tobacco, alcohol, trans-fat,
  energy-dense foods, salt, childrens soft drinks
  
• Support partnerships with accredited NGOs
• Provide support for UN Special Session on NCDs
• Promote UNITAID-like approach to make essential
  NCD drugs available to all
• Support a comprehensive Global Fund for Health

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Q2- Role of Developmental Assistance in
Prevention and Control of NCDs

• Provide multisectoral approach to obesity
• Control of tobacco, alcohol, trans-fat,
  energy-dense foods, salt, childrens soft drinks
  
• Support partnerships with accredited NGOs
• Provide support for UN Special Session on NCDs
• Promote UNITAID-like approach to make essential
  NCD drugs available to all
• Support a comprehensive Global Fund for Health

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Q3 Role of Primary Care in Prevention and Control
of NCDs

• Systems change to Primary Care pivotal
• Primary Care needs to be supported by centres of
  expertise (diabetes in pregnancy, children, eye,
  kidney..)
• Integration of vertical programs into enhanced
  model of primary care
• IDF offers to assist in NCD education, standard
  setting and guideline development

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Q3- Role of Primary Care in Prevention and
Control of NCDs

• Systems change to Primary Care pivotal
• Primary Care needs to be supported by centres of
  expertise (diabetes in pregnancy, children, eye,
  kidney..)
• Integration of vertical programs into enhanced
  model of primary care
• IDF offers to assist in NCD education, standard
  setting and guideline development

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Thank you
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Thank you
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