3-7 December, 2006
19th World Diabetes Congress - www.idf2006.org
IIF activities at the Congress:

• Launch of Diabetes Foundation Report on implementing national diabetes programmes in sub-Saharan Africa
• Presentations on Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access and Managing Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa
• Posters entitled: “What is needed to implement national diabetes programmes in sub-Saharan Africa” and “Access to insulin and diabetes care in Mali, Mozambique and Zambia and differences in life-expectancy”
• Chapter in 3rd Edition of International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas written by David Beran and John S. Yudkin on “Managing Insulin-Requiring Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa”

December, 2006
Publication of an article about the issues of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa
Beran, D, Besançon, S and Bowis, J. Le diabète, un problème majeur de santé publique pour l’Afrique. Revue ReMed. 2006; no. 33.Click here for a link to the article

20-22 November, 2006
Participation of the IIF’s Project Coordinator at the Oxford Health Alliance Annual Summit (www.oxha.org and www.3four50.com)

14 November, 2006
World Diabetes Day
Read the IIF’s Press Release for World Diabetes Day 2006

11 November, 2006
Publication of an article on Diabetes care in sub-Saharan Africa in The Lancet.
Beran, D and Yudkin, JS. Diabetes Care in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet. 2006; 368(9548):1689-95. Click here for a link to the article

November, 2006
Publication of an article in Diabetes Voice by Ogle, G, Beran, D, Raab, R, Deeb, L on behalf of the Task Force on Insulin, Test Strips and Other Diabetes Supplies. Global access and availability of insulin. Diabetes Voice, 2006; 51 (special issue): 22-5.
Also mention of the IIF and its activities in this special issue.

Publication in “Equilibre” the magazine of the “Association Française des Diabétiques” of an article by David Beran and Stéphane Besançon about diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa.

3 November, 2006
Research highlight on id21 about the IIF’s work Click here for a link to the article

2-12 October, 2006
Visit by the Project Coordinator and members of Diabetes UK to Mozambique to investigate the possibility of Diabetes UK twinning with the Mozambican Diabetes Association (AMODIA) under the umbrella of International Diabetes Foundation Twinning Initiative
Click here for more information on Diabetes UK
Click here for more information on the IDF Twinning Initiative

September, 2006
The IIF pledges its support to the “unite for diabetes campaign”
Click here to read the IIF’s message
Click here to learn more about the unite for diabetes campaign

29 and 30 June, 2006
Participation of the IIF Project Coordinator, David Beran, at the IDF Africa Region and WHO AFRO Region Workshop on National Diabetes Programmes in Bamako, Mali.

24 June, 2006
Rapid Response “Availability and affordability of medicines is only one piece of the puzzle” to Tessa Richard’s editorial in the BMJ entitled “The great medicines scandal”. Link to response

25-28 April, 2006
Participation of the IIF’s Project Coordinator, David Beran, at a Seminar entitled “Diabetes in Developing Countries” organised by Handicap International in Manila, Philippines.
For more information on Handicap International, please visit their website: www.handicap-international.org

6 April, 2006
Support received from Diabetes UK to develop a “Twinning” project with the Mozambican Diabetes Association.
For more information on Diabetes UK, please visit their website: www.diabetes.org.uk

26 March, 2006
Donation received from the Barnett & Sylvia Shine No 2 Charitable Trust.

10 March, 2006
Donation received from Marcia and David Korman from their family company, Shayle Property Co. Ltd.

2 and 3 March, 2006
Participation of the IIF Project Coordinator, David Beran, at the IDF Africa Region and WHO AFRO Region Workshop on National Diabetes Programmes in Nairobi, Kenya.

24 February, 2006
Publication of an article on the RAPIA methodology in BioMed Central Health Services Research.
Beran, D, Yudkin, JS and de Courten, M. Assessing health systems for type 1 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: developing a 'Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access'. BMC Health Serv Res. 2006;6(1):17. Click here for a link to the article

1 February, 2006
Piece about the IIF on the Diabetes 24/7 Blog. www.diabetes24-7.com

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