IDF and the World Obesity Federation (WOF) have launched a new policy brief – Obesity and type 2 diabetes: a joint approach to halt the rise – focused on joint action to address the obesity and type 2 diabetes pandemics. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are estimated to cause 41 million deaths annually, of which 15 million…
The World Obesity Atlas 2022, published by the World Obesity Federation, predicts that one billion people globally, including 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men, will be living with obesity by 2030. Published on World Obesity Day, the World Obesity Atlas 2022 provides predictions for the prevalence of obesity in men, women and children in 2030 and…
On January 26 and 27, the 150th session of the WHO Executive Board discussed a report by the Director General on the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. This report includes draft recommendations for Member States, international partners and WHO to strengthen and monitor diabetes…