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International Diabetes Federation
Formation1950
Founded atAmsterdam, The Netherlands
HeadquartersAvenue Herrmann-Debroux 54 B-1160 Brussels, Belgium
Membership
240 national diabetes associations in 161 countries and territories
President
Akhtar Hussain
Websiteidf.org

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organisation of over 240 national diabetes associations in more than 161 countries and territories. It is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.[1]

Organization

IDF is divided into seven regions,[2] with the aim of strengthening the work of national diabetes associations and enhancing the collaboration between them. IDF's national diabetes associations are divided into the following regions: Africa (AFR), Europe (EUR), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America and Caribbean (NAC), South and Central America (SACA), South East Asia (SEA) and Western Pacific (WP).[citation needed]

IDF is associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and is in official relations with the World Health Organization.[3]

References

  1. ^ "International Diabetes Federation – The Global Voice for Diabetes". 2011-11-08. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Regions and members". Idf.org. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Who we are". idf.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

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