International Diabetes Federation
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| Formation | 1950 |
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| Founded at | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Avenue Herrmann-Debroux 54 B-1160 Brussels, Belgium |
Membership | 240 national diabetes associations in 161 countries and territories |
President | Akhtar Hussain |
| Website | idf |
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organisation of over 240 national diabetes associations in more than 161 countries and territories. It is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.[1]
Organization
IDF is divided into seven regions,[3] with the aim of strengthening the work of national diabetes associations and enhancing the collaboration between them.
IDF's national diabetes associations are divided into the following regions: Africa (AFR), Europe (EUR), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America and Caribbean (NAC), South and Central America (SACA), South East Asia (SEA) and Western Pacific (WP).
IDF is associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and is in official relations with the World Health Organization.[4]
References
- ↑ "International Diabetes Federation – The Global Voice for Diabetes". 2011-11-08. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Standl, Eberhard; Khunti, Kamlesh; Hansen, Tina Birgitte; Schnell, Oliver (December 2019). "The global epidemics of diabetes in the 21st century: Current situation and perspectives". European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 26 (2_suppl): 7–14. doi:10.1177/2047487319881021. ISSN 2047-4881. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ↑ "Regions and members". Idf.org. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "Who we are". idf.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
External links
- International Diabetes Federation Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine