Policy brief

Detect early, act early: Improving diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

A joint policy brief with the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) that provides advocates, healthcare professionals and policymakers with recommendations to advance type 1 diabetes screening and early diagnosis.
IDF-ISPAD-Policy Brief-T1D-screening-early-diagnosis- pdf 2MB
Policy brief

Diabetic Retinopathy: A Call for Global Action (Chinese)

A policy brief developed by IDF and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) that advocates for a joint approach to prevent and manage vision loss in people living with diabetes by integrating diabetic retinopathy (DR) care into diabetes policies and national health plans.
IAPB-IDF Policy brief - Diabetic retinopathy a call for global action (Chinese) pdf 3MB
Podcast

Global youth, local impact: a look into the YLD Programme

In this episode of D-Talk, host Phyllisa Deroze is joined by diabetes advocates from the IDF Young Leaders in Diabetes (YLD) programme. Together, they share how the programme has shaped their personal journeys, expanded their professional networks and inspired impactful projects around the world.
link to https://idf.org/events/podcasts/ Listen
Statement

WHO WHA78 Constituency Statement: Health in the 2030 agenda for sustainable development

Statement urging Member States to accelerate progress towards achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3.4 on reducing premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
WHA78_14.-Constituency_Statement-NCDA pdf 275KB
Statement

WHO WHA78 Constituency Statement: Climate Change and Health

Statement urging Member States to integrate health into climate processes, attending to the specific needs of people living with NCDs.
WHA78_18.3.-Constituency-Statement-WHF pdf 211KB
Statement

WHO WHA78 Constituency Statement: Universal Health Coverage

Statement highlighting that there can be no Universal Health Coverage without addressing NCDs and mental health.
WHA78_13.3.-Constituency_Statement-NCDA pdf 898KB