World Diabetes Day: Nurses Make the

World Diabetes Day: Nurses Make the Difference For Diabetes

THE THEME FOR WORLD DIABETES DAY 2020 IS THE NURSE AND DIABETES.

The campaign aims to raise awareness about the escalating health threat posed around the crucial role that nurses play by diabetes. World Diabetes Day became in supporting people living with diabetes. an official United Nations Day in 2006

Nurses currently account for over half with the passage of United Nation Resoluof the global health workforce. They do tion 61/225. It is marked every year on 14 outstanding work to support people living November, the birthday of Sir Frederick with a wide range of health concerns. Banting, who co-discovered insulin along People who either live with diabetes or are with Charles Best in 1922. at risk of developing the condition need WDD is the world’s largest diabetes their support too. awareness campaign reaching a global audi-

People living with diabetes face a number ence of over 1 billion people in more than of challenges, and education is vital to equip 160 countries. The campaign draws attennurses with the skills to support them. tion to issues of paramount importance to As the number of people with diabetes the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly continues to rise across the world, the role in the public and political spotlight. of nurses and other health professional sup- The World Diabetes Day campaign aims to be the: port staff becomes increasingly important in • Platform to promote IDF advocacy efmanaging the impact of the condition. forts throughout the year.

Healthcare providers and governments • Global driver to promote the importance must recognise the importance of invest- of taking coordinated and concerted actions ing in education and training. With the right to confront diabetes as a critical global expertise, nurses can make the difference health issue. for people affected by diabetes. Every year, the World Diabetes Day cam-

World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created paign focuses on a dedicated theme that in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organ- runs for one or more years. isation in response to growing concerns Source: www.worlddiabetesday.org.

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