About
Diabetes Hongkong is a registered charitable organisation founded in 1996 by leading diabetes experts and people with diabetes in Hong Kong. Our mission is to serve all people with diabetes and their families, to promote social awareness and concern towards diabetes and to strive for optimal care and prevention of the condition.
Main Focus
- To promote public awareness and improve understanding of diabetes through public education
- To provide social and medical support for people with diabetes and their families
- To provide continued education and training for health professionals involved in the delivery of diabetes care
- To act as advocate for all people with diabetes and their families in Hong Kong
- To liaise with other national and international diabetes associations for the exchange information and experience in diabetes care
- To encourage research and safeguard standards of care in the management of diabetes
Activities
The Association organises:
- Diabetes complications screenings
- Regular public seminars on diabetes by healthcare professionals
- Community education programme
- School-based education programme for the Prevention of obesity and diabetes in children
- Publication of newsletter-magazine on diabetes
- Healthy Run
- Diabetes Care Research Fund
- Training for healthcare professionals
For World Diabetes Day, Diabetes HongKong organises the following activities:
- Walk for Diabetes (an annual walkathon event organised on/around the WDD with participation of about 1000 people with and without diabetes)
- World Diabetes Day Supplement (a special publication on the theme of diabetes and WDD, attached to a local Chinese newspaper on 14 November)
- Media activities (e.g. interviews on live Chinese health-related radio programme)
Publications & Newsletters
Newsletters
Message from the President
By being a member of the IDF, we are able to maintain close connection with the global diabetes community by receiving updated news about the diabetes world. More importantly, we have the opportunity to exchange ideas and join hands with other diabetes communities all over the world in the fight against diabetes. We treasure all the support from IDF which is really helpful for our diabetes association.