Activities

2006-2011

2011

2005

• February 2005
  Korean Diabetes Association’s 2003 PR Activities Review
  February 25, 2005
  
  Highlights and future trends. in Mongolian Diabetes Healthcare
  February 25, 2005
  Mongolian Diabetes.zip
  
  Using Mass Media to Enhance Early Detect and management of DM in Korea: Nursing Perspective
  February 26, 2005
  mass media.zip
  
  Don't Ignore Diabetes Pilot Campaign
  Executive Summary of Strategies
  February 2005
  DID Exec Summary of Strategies.zip
  
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2002

• December 2002
  The Dec 9, 2002 issue of TIME magazine (Asia edition) has extensive coverage of diabetes in Asia. They lead with the observation that "Diabetes is becoming an Asian epidemic, and its victims are younger than ever. What's behind the crisis?" Read the articles on the journal or on the Web here: (http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/1101021209/)
  

• November 2002
  World Diabetes Day is being commemorated with the theme: "Your Eyes and Diabetes: Don't Lose Sight of the Risks". The documentation and publicity materials are available on the IDF website (http://www.idf.org/home/index.cfm?node=355)
  
  The International Diabetes Federation has published an International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education. It is intended for worldwide use as a resource for planning and running courses for Diabetes Educators. Quoting from the foreword, this Curriculum "can be used in full to conduct comprehensive programmes or in part for short workshops. It can be readily adapted to meet the different and special needs of local health professionals, institutions and organizations." The full text of the curriculum can be downloaded from the IDF website (http://www.idf.org/home/index.cfm?unode=2A58256B-74F7-4C8F-96C9-6388344866D2)
  

• September 2002
  A WPDD Workshop was held in the context of the 3rd World Congress on the Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications and the 4th Hong Kong Congress on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. The WPDD Workshop reviewed National Diabetes Prevention Programs and produced a Consensus Statement on the Prevention of Diabetes.

• May 2002
  "Type 2 Diabetes: Practical Targets and Treatments"
  Third edition launched at IDF-WPR Congress in Beijing.

2001

• November 2001
  1. The WPDD Steering Committee meeting in Singapore.
  2. The IDF-WPR and Industry Forum in Singapore.

• May 2001
  1. Regional Meeting for the development of a plan of action for the WPDD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  2. The WPDD Steering Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

• March 2001
  Pacific Health Ministers Meeting in Madang, Papua New Guinea formulated the Madang Commitment that emphasized the need for a regional intervention on diabetes in the Pacific Island countries.
  

• February 2001
  The WPDD meeting in Sydney, Australia. Regional Workshop on Diabetes and NCD Activity in the Western Pacific Region, Australian Centre for Diabetes Strategies, AusAID, WHO/WPRO, IDF/WPR and SPC.
  

2000

• November 2000
  The first meeting of the WPDD Provisional Steering Committee in Manila, Philippines.

• October 2000
  IDF/WPR and Industry Forum in Singapore.

• September 2000
  1. Resolution WPR/RC51.R5 endorsed the WPDD at the 51st session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific Region Meeting (WHO).
  2. "A Call for Action" for prevention and control of obesity by WHO/WPR  /SPC  /IOTF Obesity Meeting, in Samoa.
  

• June 2000
  The WPDD and the Plan of Action were drafted and agreed by the participants and key stakeholders : IDF/WPR, WHO/WPRO and SPC. The meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur and hosted by Malaysia.

1999

A "Call to Action" on diabetes and the development of an eight-point draft for the WPDD made jointly by IDF/WPR and WHO/WPRO at the regional congress of IDF/WPR held in Sydney, Australia.

 

 

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