World Diabetes Day 2020 (14 November 2020): Introducing the Global Diabetes Compact
16 Nov, 2020 | 01:43h | UTCWorld Diabetes Day 2020: Introducing the Global Diabetes Compact – World Health Organization
See also: WHO Global Diabetes Compact
Related: The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives (free registration required) AND Editorial: Turning evidence into action on diabetes – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
It's #WorldDiabetesDay #COVID19 causes fear & suffering for people with #diabetes:
1⃣ They have ↗️ risk of severe disease & death when infected with COVID-19
2⃣ Delay in diagnosis may result in more advanced disease & complications
3⃣ Delayed, incomplete, interrupted treatment pic.twitter.com/vlL9XAXVqq— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 14, 2020