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ABOUT WORLD
DIABETES DAY
14 NOVEMBER
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ABOUT WORLD DIABETES DAY

14 NOVEMBER World Diabetes Day aims to:

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) qq  e the leading platform to promote

B
and the World Health Organization (WHO) diabetes advocacy efforts
started World Diabetes Day in 1991 in
qq Promote the importance of taking
response to the escalating health threat
coordinated and concerted actions to
posed by diabetes.
confront diabetes as a serious global
It has since grown to become a globally health threat THE CAMPAIGN IS REPRESENTED
celebrated event and an official United BY A BLUE CIRCLE LOGO THAT
qq Draw attention to the key issues and keep
Nations (UN) awareness day. It is WAS ADOPTED IN 2007 AFTER
diabetes firmly in the global public and
now the world’s largest diabetes THE PASSAGE OF THE UN
political spotlight
awareness campaign. RESOLUTION ON DIABETES
Thousands of local campaigns, activities,
screenings, meetings and more take
place every year, on 14th November and
throughout diabetes awareness month.

BLUE CIRCLE LOGO: The blue circle is

the global symbol for diabetes. It signifies
the unity of the global diabetes community
GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF in response to the rising number of people
OVER 1 BILLION PEOPLE affected by diabetes
IN MORE THAN 160 COUNTRIES

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