World Health Day 2023 celebrates the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization and its work in promoting health, keeping the world safe and serving the vulnerable.
In the lead up to World Health Day, we explored the key role WHO has played over the past 75 years and we highlighted its importance of ensuring that everyone, including all people living with diabetes, can attain the highest level of health and well-being.
Check out our factsheet to learn more about:
- Universal access to healthcare
- Access to medicines and vaccines
- Digitalisation of health
- Healthcare workers
- Noncommunicable diseases
- Health during humanitarian crises
Click here or on the image below to download the factsheet
Sources:
- WHO Key messages: 75 years of improving public health [https://www.who.int/campaigns/75-years-of-improving-public-health/key-messages]
- WHO Constitution [https://www.who.int/about/governance/constitution]
- WHO’s 7 + 5 health stories for everyone, everywhere [https://www.who.int/campaigns/75-years-of-improving-public-health/stories]
- WHO Digital Health [https://www.who.int/health-topics/digital-health#tab=tab_1]
- IDF Europe publication: “Delivering Value through Innovation in Diabetes Care Delivery” [https://www.insulin100.eu/event-delivering-value-through-innovation-in-diabetes-care-delivery-16-06-2022/]
- Blueprint for Action on Diabetes in the European Union by 2030 [https://www.mepinterestgroupdiabetes.eu/resources/#blueprint]
- IDF: Diabetes Complications [https://idf.org/aboutdiabetes/complications.html]
- IDF Diabetes Atlas [https://diabetesatlas.org/]
- OCHA: Global Humanitarian Overview 2023 [https://humanitarianaction.info/gho2023]
