idf overview 2015
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International Diabetes Federation
The global voice for people with diabetes
www.idf.org
387 million 2014
A huge and growing problem
592 million 2035
Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas Sixth Edition Annual Update 2014
The costs to society are high and escalating
1 new case every 3 seconds 1 death every 7 seconds 1 limb lost every 20 seconds
4.9 million deaths in 2014
Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas Sixth Edition Annual Update 2014
The International Diabetes Federation
• Leading the global diabetes community since 1950 • Promoting diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide • Official relations with the World Health Organization • 231 member organisations in 170 countries • 7 regions
Partnership • Sustainable, diverse, long-term
funding, based on partnership and philanthropy
•Active regional offices • Strong network of Members
Policy •Promoting prevention • Improving care •Developing professional
education • Fighting discrimination and
improving access to care •Driving integrated policy making
Presence •High profile advocacy &
communications •Cross-media profile •Partner of choice for researchers
and policy makers •Convenor for change,
development and growth •Global reference point for
statistics and epidemiological data on diabetes
What we do
Our activities ADVOCACY & CAMPAIGNING BUILDING THE EVIDENCE SHARING BEST PRACTICE
CONVENING HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT GLOBAL GUIDELINES
CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME TITLE
EMAIL TEL Sorin Stircu
Manager, Global Partnerships T: +32-2-6437947 M: +32-471-489809 [email protected]
Chaussée de La Hulpe 166 1170 Brussels | Belgium