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A woman and a young child stand together in a brightly lit grocery store aisle, examining a food product. The woman, holding a jar, appears to be reading the label while the child looks on with curiosity. Around them are neatly stocked shelves filled with colorful packaged foods, snacks, and jars. A red shopping basket sits nearby, suggesting they are in the middle of shopping. The scene conveys a moment of shared decision-making, possibly highlighting awareness around food choices and nutrition.

Global health leaders to spotlight diabetes prevention and integrated care at 79th WHA

The International Diabetes Federation is co-hosting two high-level side events at the 79th World Health Assembly this month, focussing on diabetes prevention, integrated care and primary care.
04 May 2026
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“Dialogue with experts” in China celebrates three successful years

09 September 2025
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WHO adds GLP-1 therapies and rapid-acting insulins to essential medicines list

08 September 2025
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Participants at Sanofi-GHU training session in Malawi

Diabetes training workshops successfully launched in Chad and Malawi

04 September 2025
IDF events
A young Asian nurse, only woman present, holds hands with an older grey-haired mature woman sitting on a sofa, offering encouragement while taking her medical history and conducting health checks.

Online event - The hidden link: diabetes, dementia and ageing populations

02 September 2025
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KiDS pilot launched in Maharashtra schools

02 September 2025
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International Diabetes Federation position on the latest draft Political Declaration of the UN HLM on NCDs

30 July 2025
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KiDS programme launches in Ghana to raise diabetes awareness in schools

07 July 2025
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Professor Peter Schwarz, President of the International Diabetes Federation, delivers a virtual keynote address on global diabetes and obesity prevention at the 2025 Obesity Prevention and Control Conference in Xining, China. The high-level event brought together global health experts to advance strategies against rising type 2 diabetes and obesity rates. The image shows Professor Schwarz speaking via live video to an engaged international audience inside a grand conference hall.

A call for a united global response to diabetes and obesity

03 July 2025
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KiDS programme expands across Thailand

27 June 2025
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KiDS programme to launch in the Republic of Korea to raise diabetes awareness in schools

26 June 2025
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A virtual healthcare visit where a doctor remotely monitors a patient vitals via telemedicine tools, with data displayed in real-time on the screen.

New International Diabetes Federation Technology and AI Working Group

19 June 2025
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A model of a human kidney on a doctor's desk, with a blurred healthcare professional writing notes in the background and medical brain scans visible on a computer screen.

WHO adopts first global resolution on kidney health

27 May 2025

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