World Diabetes Day (WDD) is the biggest diabetes awareness campaign in the world, with over 1 billion individuals in 160 countries participating. Every year on November 14th, World Diabetes Day is commemorated in the honor of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin with Charles Best in 1922.
The World Health Organization and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) established World Diabetes Day (WDD) in 1991. In 2006, UN Resolution 61/225 was passed, making WDD an official United Nations Day.
In addition to highlighting the importance of diabetes as a worldwide public health concern, World Diabetes Day offers a chance to highlight the individual and group efforts required to enhance diabetes prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
What is Diabetes?
The chronic condition known as diabetes is brought on by either insufficient insulin production by the pancreas or inefficient insulin utilization by the body, which results in hypoglycemia, or elevated blood glucose levels. Diabetes comes in two varieties:
Type1 Diabetes
Type2 Diabetes
Theme of World Diabetes Day 2024
This year the World Diabetes Day will be celebrated with the theme – Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps.
This year’s theme, embodies our dedication to lowering the risk of diabetes and guaranteeing that everyone with the disease has access to fair, thorough, reasonably priced, and high-quality care.
WHO Member States approved five global diabetes coverage goals in 2022, with the goal of achieving them by 2030:
80% of diabetics receive a diagnosis
80% of individuals with diabetes can effectively control their blood pressure and glycaemia.
100% of people with type 1 diabetes have access to reasonably priced insulin and blood glucose self-monitoring devices, and 60% of diabetics aged 40 and above take statins.
