Presenting new epidemiological and diabetes-related impact data.
Presenting new epidemiological and diabetes-related impact data.
The IDF Africa Region (AFR) includes 48 diverse sub-Saharan countries and territories and currently represents 32 diabetes organisations in 27 countries.
According to the IDF Diabetes Atlas 10th Edition, an estimated 24 million adults aged 20-79 years were living with diabetes in the IDF Africa Region in 2021, representing a regional prevalence of 4.5%. 54% of people living with diabetes in the Region are undiagnosed, the highest proportion of all IDF Regions.
The elected IDF Representatives for the Africa Region for 2023-24 are:
Chair: Prof. Jacko Abodo, Côte d'Ivoire
Chair-Elect: Ms. Elizabeth Denyoh, Ghana
3rd African Days of Clinical Endocrinology Adrien Lokou (JAECL) - 15 to 17 February, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
IDF has partnered with Sanofi, Kenya Diabetes Study Group and Diabetes Kenya to launch a national diabetes management training programme.
A meeting focused on diabetes guidelines for the management of type 1 diabetes in Africa was held in Nairobi on 10-12 October 2018,...