International Diabetes Federation

International Diabetes Federation
Formation	1950
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.org

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[edit | edit source]

As of 2017, about 8.8% of the world population had diabetes^[2]

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).^{[citation needed]}

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[edit | edit source]

↑ "International Diabetes Federation – The Global Voice for Diabetes". 2011-11-08. {{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.
↑ "Regions and members". Idf.org. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
↑ "Who we are". idf.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

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