Diabetes - Global Pandemic
IDF Diabetes Atlas 2019
GLOBAL
No. of people (20-79 yrs) with diabetes 463 million
By 2030 this increases too 578 million
No. of children (0-19) 1.1 million
EUROPE
No. of people (20-79 yrs) with diabetes 59 million
by 2030 66 million
No. of children (0-19) 296,000
FEND ADVOCATES...
that diabetes care service providers ensure that every person with diabetes has access to a named Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN).
Elisabeth Iro, CNO WHO addresses FEND conference 2020.
The keynote presentations of FEND 2020, the 25th annual conference are now open access to all
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F E N D acknowledges the following sponsors for their continuing support and commitment to FEND core activities:
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World Diabetes Day 2020 and in keeping with the spirit of WHO "Year of the Nurse and Midwife" -
FEND establishes an annual FEND recognition award for Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Diabetes Specialist Midwives who have made significant contributions to diabetes care, research and education.
Mrs Anne-Marie Felton FEND President & Co-founder
Dr Rita Forde FEND Secretary
[quote] 1. Decides to designate 14 November, the current World Diabetes Day, as a United Nations Day, to be observed every year beginning in 2007;
We wish you a very successful World Diabetes Day in partnership with those whom you serve - people with diabetes.
With all good wishes and stay safe and well
Anne-Marie Felton, President FEND
Kristin de Backer, Chairman FEND
Recognition Award Recipients list (A-Z)
Liga Arente (LV)
Kristin de Backer (BE)
Chairman FEND
Anne Belton (CA)
Deirdre Cregan (IE)
co-founder FEND
Tineke Dijkstra (NL)
Prof Angus Forbes (UK)
FEND Prof in diabetes care, research & education
Eszter Halmos (HU)
Dr Gillian Hood (UK)
Dr Margarida Jansa (ES)
Deborah Jones OBE (BM)
Deirdre Kyne-Grzebalski (UK)
FEND Treasurer
Claudia Leippert (DE)
Nfor Claudette Manli (CM)
Prof Seyda Ozcan (TR)
Ana Christina Paiva (PT)
Marja Rautavirta (FI)
Jytte Skovlund Roed (DK)
Adina Sanpetreanu (RO)
Dr Lurdes Serrabulho (PT)
Prof Linda Siminerio (US)
Alicja Szewczyk (PL)
Dr Maite Valverde (ES)
Prof Regina Wredling (SE)
Co-founder FEND