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Insurance Coverage and Diabetes


In response to a letter from one of our valued readers on the provision of medical insurance for persons with Diabetes, ‘Diabetes Today’ has sought to provide the much needed information related to the procedure and surrounding issues for applying for health insurance. Two observations made ...

Government Working To Fight Diabetes


Government remains committed to the battle against diabetes in Barbados. This pledge was made by Minister of Health, Donville Inniss, in light of statistics showing that this country had recorded the highest mortality rates following diabetes-related amputations, and the second highest rates fo...

A Multifaceted Approach to the Treatment and Management of Diabetes


The Diabetes Association of Jamaica is a limited liability company which is a private voluntary non-profit organisation. The Association was founded in 1976 by the Lions Club of Kingston & St. Andrew. Prof. Errol Morrison, who has been instrumental in the formation and development of the Associati...

Life for a Child launches Channel PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 11:22

A new YouTube channel has been created for the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) Life for a Child programme. The channel - http://www.youtube.com/LifeforaChild - will feature videos and educational content from the programme’s three main supporters: IDF, Hope Worldwide and the Australian Diabetes Council.

The channel homepage currently features the trailer of the 2007 documentary “Life for a Child” that follows the daily struggle of children with type 1 diabetes in Nepal.

With its sequel “Lifeblood” due to be premiered at the 46th European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) summit in Stockholm, Sweden on September 23, several more shorts and previews will be uploaded on the YouTube channel in the coming weeks.
The IDF Life for a Child programme provides children in developing countries with the diabetes care and education they require to survive.

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