International Diabetes Federation

The global voice for people with diabetes

www.idf.org

387 million 2014

A huge and growing problem

592 million 2035

Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas Sixth Edition Annual Update 2014

and even worse than it appears…

Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas Sixth Edition Annual Update 2014

The costs to society are high and escalating

1 new case every 3 seconds 1 death every 7 seconds 1 limb lost every 20 seconds

4.9 million deaths in 2014

Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas Sixth Edition Annual Update 2014

The International Diabetes Federation

• Leading the global diabetes community since 1950 • Promoting diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide • Official relations with the World Health Organization • 231 member organisations in 170 countries • 7 regions

Partnership • Sustainable, diverse, long-term

funding, based on partnership and philanthropy

•Active regional offices • Strong network of Members

Policy •Promoting prevention • Improving care •Developing professional

education • Fighting discrimination and

improving access to care •Driving integrated policy making

Presence •High profile advocacy &

communications •Cross-media profile •Partner of choice for researchers

and policy makers •Convenor for change,

development and growth •Global reference point for

statistics and epidemiological data on diabetes

What we do

Our activities ADVOCACY & CAMPAIGNING BUILDING THE EVIDENCE SHARING BEST PRACTICE

CONVENING HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT GLOBAL GUIDELINES

CONTACT INFORMATION

NAME TITLE

EMAIL TEL Sorin Stircu

Manager, Global Partnerships T: +32-2-6437947 M: +32-471-489809 sorin.stircu@idf.org

Chaussée de La Hulpe 166 1170 Brussels | Belgium