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World Diabetes Day hits the social network sites
World Diabetes Day, the global public awareness campaign led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), is now present on multiple social networking sites in order to reach new audiences and further engage its global network of supporters. Visitors can access a variety of information material about the campaign, including pictures of the Blue Monument Challenge, World Diabetes Day event videos and updated information on the 2009 World Diabetes Day campaign – focussing on Diabetes Education and Prevention.
You can find World Diabetes Day on the following sites:
YouTube
Flickr
Myspace
World Diabetes Day is an official United Nation’s World Health Day. It is celebrated every year on November 14. The date was chosen because it marks the birthday of Frederick Banting, who, along with Charles Best, is credited with the discovery of insulin in 1921. World Diabetes Day was created by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991, in response to concern over the escalating incidence of diabetes around the world. The International Diabetes Federation leads the World Diabetes Day campaign – develops the themes, runs the global website, creates all the materials and drives the global outreach.
World Diabetes Day is represented by a blue circle logo. The blue circle is the global symbol of diabetes and signifies the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes pandemic.
