Advancing diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide

1. Advancing diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide Professor Martin Silink IDF President

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

3. 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)

5. 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 DayEmpower, Educate, Energise (Understand diabetes and take control)

6. The UNR Campaign TopDown BottomUp

7. “The Diabetes World”

8. Advocacy A United Nations Resolution on diabetes

9. “Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating and costly disease associated with severe complications”

10. “Diabetes poses risks to families, member states and the entire world”

11. “Diabetes poses challenges to the achievement of agreed development goals, including the MDGs”

12. Increasing threat of NCDs NCDs

13. Diabetes Prevalence (20-79 yr) IDF Diabetes Atlas- 2006- National prevalence estimates

14. A disease in its own right A risk factor for CVD Diabetes Mellitus

15. Diabetes Complications Pregnancy complications Foetal complications Blindness Kidney failure Neuropathy Death Infections Amputations Risk Diagnosis Of Diabetes Cardio- Vascular disease Blood Glucose Duration

16. Diabetes Type 1 Type 2 GDM Insulin Deficiency Insulin Resistance

17. 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

18. Not just the problem Diabetesworld has to be part of the solution

19. 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

21. European Parliament - Strasbourg Jet d’Eau - Geneva

22. Aspire Tower, Doha Kuwait Towers

24. 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)

25. Q2Role of Developmental Assistance in Prevention and Control of NCDs • Provide multisectoral approach to obesity • Control of tobacco, alcohol, trans-fat, energy-dense foods, salt, children’s 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

26. Q3Role 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

27. Thank you