Diabetes and Well-being, a call to reflect on World Diabetes Day

Geneva, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Today, as every November 14th since 1991, is a day to reflect on the consequences of diabetes around the world, responding to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) calls to focus on what it considers a serious global health issue.

November 14, 2024
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Under the theme “Diabetes and Well-being” the World Diabetes Day (WDD) will be advocating better access to treatment and care from 2024 to 2026, for those suffering from this condition.

WDD was jointly established WHO and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in response to growing concern about this escalating health threat. WDD became an official United Nations Day on December 20, 2006.

The date commemorates the birth of Frederick Banting, who discovered insulin, along with Charles Best, in 1922.

WHO reported on its website that the number of adults with diabetes in the world increased from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. The disease’s prevalence has been rising faster in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries.

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