WORLD DIABETES DAY

WORLD DIABETES DAY

World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes.

The World Diabetes Day campaign aims to be the:

• Platform to promote IDF advocacy efforts throughout the year.

• Global driver to promote the importance of taking coordinated and concerted actions to confront diabetes as a critical global health issue

The campaign is represented by a blue circle logo that was adopted in 2007 after the passage of the UN Resolution on diabetes. The blue circle is the global symbol for diabetes awareness. It signifies the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes epidemic.

Every year, the World Diabetes Day campaign focuses on a dedicated theme that runs for one or more years.

The theme for World Diabetes Day 2021-23 is

Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now, When?.