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🇪🇸The recently published profile of the status of #diabetes and #hypertension in #Spain is now also available in Spanish.
➡️Find the Spanish and English country profiles here: https://t.co/JWArvQxzSC
📈A new study published in The Lancet reveals that the global prevalence of #diabetes has surpassed 800 million, a four-fold increase, since 1990.
❗️Initiatives such as DigiCare4You which aim to implement and evaluate solutions to improve the prevention and management of #T2D and #hypertension are key to curbing the rise of diabetes.
➡️Read more about DigiCare4You here: https://t.co/HweD23pR7W
✨Happy New Year from the DigiCare4You consortium! We hope that you have had a pleasant and refreshing holiday season.
Prior to the holidays, the DigiCare4You consortium gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria for a consortium meeting.
Partners discussed the progress that has been achieved and next steps for the coming months.
➡️Read more in our recently published press release here: https://t.co/tIoJEOeGZI
🤔Did you know that insulin isn’t just a treatment for people living with #type1diabetes, but also for some living with #type2diabetes?
Today, on the anniversary of the first #insulin injection given to a person with diabetes, we celebrate this discovery and its life-saving impact on millions of people worldwide.
➡️Learn more about how the DigiCare4You project is working to lower the risk of diabetes and improve outcomes for people living with type 2 diabetes: https://t.co/HweD23qoXu
❓We know about the social and commercial #determinants of health, but what about the digital determinants of health?
Join @WHO_Europe for an interesting webinar aiming to raise awareness, identify challenges and discuss the role of the digital determinants of health and their impact on #health inequities.
🥳 We're excited to announce that DigiCare4You has been recognised by @latrobe University in their Research Impact Report as one of the most impactful projects of 2023.
DigiCare4You was selected out of almost 800 research projects due to four primary factors:
✅ Its clearly defined pathway to impact;
✅ The scale of its reach;
✅ The potential significance of its impact for patients and caregivers;
✅ The expectation that the impact of the project will continue to expand over time
➡️ Read more about the recognition and the full report here: https://t.co/vDAEQlge6t
Dr. Saara Metso from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare discussed the success of the Finnish diabetes registry which captures key diabetes indicators and has proven a very effective tool in assessing #GlobalDiabetesTargets.
Dr. Jill Farrington, @WHO_Europe Regional Medical Officer for CVD & #Diabetes, discussed WHO initiatives on tracking diabetes targets, noting only some countries meet some of the #GlobalDiabetesTargets and none meet all.
Strategic Adviser to the Regional Director at @WHO_Europe@Gauden Galea opened the joint Webinar and highlighted the need for collaboration between key stakeholders such as civil society, academia and people with lived experience to ensure strong action on #diabetes & other #NCDs
Meaningful engagement is key! Diabetes advocate Erik Werson emphasises the need to put people living with #diabetes at the centre, shift focus from treatment to #prevention, ensure access to personalised care and involve people living with diabetes in every decision.
🏃A new WHO study revealed that 31% of adults did not meet WHO-recommended levels of physical activity in 2022.
👏Investments in solutions such as DigiCare4You can contribute to tackling insufficient levels of physical activity.
➡️Read more here: https://t.co/sRv365ykzY
📬Our June #newsletter is out!
🇪🇺Read our editorial on the #EUElections results
🙌Discover news from our members
🔎Read our interview with Vilen Michev, T2D Platform member
📅Discover the theme of our symposium at #EASD2024
➡️Newsletter: https://t.co/FL8plKAH2I
🤝DigiCare4You aims to assess the scalability and transferability of the solution. To support the development of a scalable and transferable solution, an International Stakeholder Advisory Board (ISAB) has been set up.
➡️Read more here: https://t.co/OSpN3XFJr4
On 21 June, the EU Council adopted their conclusions on the future of the European Health Union. The conclusions reinforce the rationale for projects like DigiCare4You that aim to take action on the prevention of NCDs using digital tools.
Read more here: https://t.co/OKX4c2lS1a
🇬🇷The recently published profile of the status of #diabetes and #hypertension in #Greece is now also available in Greek.
➡️Find the Greek and English country profiles here: https://t.co/8HvSxcsdtd