World Diabetes Day
The World Diabetes Day (Engl. World Diabetes Day) was first celebrated on 14 November 1991, provided by the beginning under a special motto. World Diabetes Day has been an official United Nations day since 2007 .
history
World Diabetes Day was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global day of action to draw attention to the increasing spread of diabetes mellitus . November 14th was chosen as the date, that is the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting , who, together with Charles Best, discovered the vital insulin in 1922 .
On December 20, 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed resolution 61/225, thereby declaring November 14 to be a United Nations Day annually from 2007 onwards. Diabetes mellitus is the second disease after HIV / AIDS that has received an official UN tag.
Mottos of the previous and planned World Diabetes Days
- 1991: Diabetes goes public / Diabetes Goes Public
- 1992: Diabetes: A Problem of All Ages in All Countries / Diabetes: A Problem of All Ages in All Countries
- 1993: Growing Up with Diabetes
- 1994: Diabetes and Growing Older
- 1995: The Price of Ignorance / The Price of Ignorance
- 1996: insulin for life! / Insulin for Life!
- 1997: Global Consciousness: Our Key to a Better Life! / Global Awareness: Our Key to a Better Life
- 1998: Diabetes and Human Rights
- 1999: The Costs of Diabetes / The Costs of Diabetes
- 2000: Diabetes and Lifestyle in the New Millennium / Diabetes and Lifestyle in the New Millennium
- 2001: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease / Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
- 2002: Your Eyes and Diabetes / Your Eyes and Diabetes
- 2003: Diabetes and Kidney / Diabetes and Kidneys
- 2004: Diabetes and Obesity / Diabetes and Obesity
- 2005: Diabetes and Foot Care / Diabetes and Foot Care
- 2006: Diabetes and the Disadvantaged and Vulnerable
- 2007: Diabetes in Children and Adolescents / Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
- 2008: Diabetes in Children and Adolescents / Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
- 2009: Diabetes Prevention and Education / Diabetes Education and Prevention
- 2010: Let's take control of diabetes. Now.
- 2011: act now! / Act on Diabetes. Now.
- 2012: Diabetes: Protect our future / Diabetes: protect our future
- 2013: Diabetes: Protect our future / Diabetes: protect our future
- 2014: Healthy eating begins with breakfast / "Starting the day with a healthy breakfast"
- 2015: Healthy eating / "Healthy eating"
- 2016: "Eyes on diabetes"
- 2017: Women and Diabetes / "Women and diabetes"
- 2018 and 2019: Family and Diabetes / "The Family and Diabetes"
Blue Monument Challenge
Since 2007, many famous buildings around the world have been illuminated in blue in the evenings and at night as the “beacon of hope” as part of World Diabetes Day. For the first time there were 279 illuminated monuments, in the following year 1107 and in 2009 1036 buildings in 115 countries. In addition to the Empire State Building and Eiffel Tower , German monuments also took part.
Participants in Germany
- 2008
Blue illuminated Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on WDD
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church , Berlin
- Brandenburg Gate , Berlin
- Orangery , Kassel
- Town hall, Kassel
- Castle tower , Düsseldorf
- German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf
- Allianz Arena , Munich
- 2009
- Teutonic Order Castle , Bad Mergentheim
- Brandenburg Gate , Berlin
- German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf
- Allianz Arena , Munich
- Town hall, Rastatt
- 2010
- Abbey ruins , Bad Hersfeld
- Brandenburg Gate , Berlin
- Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate Center, Ingelheim am Rhein
- Water tower , Mannheim
- Cathedral , Worms
Participants in Austria
- 2008
- 2009
- Lentos Art Museum , Linz
- Old Residence - Archbishop's Palace , Salzburg
- Hofburg , Vienna
- Diabetes Austria headquarters, Vienna
- 2010
- Bregenz Festival Hall , Bregenz
- Town hall, Eisenstadt
- Bergiselschanze , Innsbruck
- Lindwurmbrunnen , Klagenfurt
- Lentos Art Museum , Linz
- Ars Electronica Center , Linz
- Salzburg Congress House , Salzburg
- Diabetes Austria headquarters, Vienna
- Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists, Vienna
- 2013
- Rehabilitation Center Hallein, Hallein
Participants in Switzerland
- 2008
- Novartis Campus, Basel
- Market square with town hall , Basel
- Castello di Montebello , Bellinzona
- Graubündner Kantonalbank, Chur
- Hotel de Ville de Delémont, Delémont
- Porte aux Loups , Delémont
- Horloge de la Gare, Friborg
- Jet d'eau , Geneva
- NovoNordisk Schweiz AG, Küsnacht
- Notre-Dame Cathedral , Lausanne
- Piazza Grande , Locarno
- Grand Hotel National, Lucerne
- Château de Morges , Morges
- District Hospital for Freiamt, Muri
- Hôpital de la Providence, Neuchâtel
- Monument de la République, Neuchâtel
- Munot , Schaffhausen
- Chateau de Ravire, Sierre
- Collegiate Church of St. Gallen , St. Gallen
- 2009
- Burgdorf Castle , Burgdorf
- Jet d'eau , Geneva
- Bayer AG Diabetes Care, Zurich
- 2010
- Burgdorf Castle , Burgdorf
- Lumolith (Spredaturm), Burgdorf
- Jet d'eau , Geneva
Web links
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- ↑ About World Diabetes Day (Engl.) ( Memento of 24 December 2008 at the Internet Archive )
- ^ WHO: World Diabetes Day. Retrieved October 19, 2009 .
- ↑ The UN Resolution on diabetes (Engl.) ( Memento of 28 November 2007 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ WDD 2012 - DIABETES: PROTECT OUR FUTURE ( Memento from March 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ WDD 2013 - DIABETES: PROTECT OUR FUTURE ( Memento from April 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ World Diabetes Day 2014 - Healthy eating starts with breakfast. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
- ↑ World Diabetes Day 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
- ^ World Diabetes Day 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
- ^ Report on the Blue Monument Challenge. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012 ; Retrieved November 29, 2010 .
- ^ Report on the Blue Monument Challenge. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 5, 2010 ; Retrieved November 29, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
