WDD Monument Challenge 2007

WDD Monument Challenge

Light up the skyline! To mark the monumental occasion of the first United Nations observed World Diabetes Day in 2007, we initiated a challenge to light up landmark monuments in the colour of the World Diabetes Day logo and/or beam the logo onto a landmark or landmark building. The initiative exceeded all expectations and was a resounding success, with over 300 monuments and other buildings around the world lighting up in blue on 14 November as beacons of hope for the 246 million people living with diabetes. The landmarks around the world that lit in blue are listed below. We thank all those individuals and associations that contributed to securing a blue lighting in their area, making the success of this initiative possible.

The lightings created significant local and global media opportunities for diabetes awareness on and around World diabetes Day. We are pleased to report that an estimated total of more than 1.2 billion people were reached through the media.

Light up your building!

A number of other buildings will also light up in blue to mark the day. These include:

Bangladesh - The following buildings in Dhaka: BIRDEM Shahabag; Diabetic Care and Education Centre (DCEC) Dhanmondhi; NHN Centre Shamoli; NHN Centre, Darusalam; NHN Centre, Wari; NHN Centre, Mirpur; NHN Centre, Kerani gonj; NHN Centre, Uttara; Ibrahim General Hospital Rampura; Ibrahim General Hospital, Rupganj.
Bermuda - Bacardi Building; American Consulate
Bolivia - Headquarters of the Centro Vivir con Diabetes, Cochabamba
Brazil - Headquarters of the Federation of National Diabetes Associations (FENAD) and the Juvenile Diabetes Association of Brazil (AJD), Sao Paolo; Office buildings of Eli Lilly and Company, Roche, and Servier; Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sao Paolo; Faculty of Medicine of Sao José do Rio Preto; Manaus General Hospital; Joinville Endocrinology Institute; State Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology Luiz Capriglione, Rio de Janeiro; Unimed Hospital, Joao Pessoa; Dr Arnaldo Institute, Sao Paolo; Serra dos Orgãos Education Foundation, Teresópolis.
Canada: Montreal Diabetes Research Center
Dominican Republic - Instituto Nacional de Diabetes, Endocrinologia y Nutricion (INDEN) Hospital
Egypt - Ain Shams University Hospital
Japan - Koga General Hospital, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki; Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center (ASPAM), Aomori-shi, Aomori; Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Nagano-shi, Nagano.
Jordan - National Center for Diabetes, Endocrine and Genetic Diseases, and Jordan Hospital and Medical Center, Amman.
Kuwait - Dasman Center for Research and Treatment of Diabetes
Lebanon - Lady of Lebanon, Harissa
Puerto Rico - Menonite General Hospital, Cayey
Senegal - Marc Sankale Diabetes Center, Dakar
United States - North Georgia Medical Center, Canton, Georgia
Venezuela - Hospital Tower at the Centro Medico Docente la Trinidad, Caracas