WORLD DIABETES DAY

About:

• Observed on: November 14. It is because the day marks the birth anniversary of scientist and Nobel laureate Frederick Banting who discovered insulin (in 1922).
  
  
• Objective: To create awareness about the effects of diabetes globally.
  
  
• Origin:
  • It was started in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
    
    
  • The day became an official United Nations Day in 2006.
    
    
  • A blue circle logo, adopted in 2007 serves as the global symbol for diabetes.
    
    
  
  
  
• Theme:
  • The theme for World Diabetes Day this year as well as next year is “The Family and Diabetes”.
    
    
  • A two-year timeframe has been chosen to best align the World Diabetes Day campaign to the current IDF strategic plan and facilitate planning, development, promotion and participation.