The theme of World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2020 is "The Nurse and Diabetes" The campaign aims to raise awareness around the crucial role that nurses play in supporting people living with diabetes.
Why 14 th November is celebrated as WDD?
November 14 is the Birth Day of Federick Grant Banting , the Discoverer of Insulin. He discovered Insulin in 1921 due to which to day millions of diabetes are living a life. He was born in 1891 and died in 1941.
This year , 2020 is celebrated as the international year of the Nurses and so the theme for the WDD is " The Nurse & Diabetes"
According to the World Health Organization (WHO)*:
Nurses accounts for 59% of health professionals around the World.
The global nursing workforce is 27.9 million, of which 19.3 million are professional nurses.
The global shortage of nurses in 2018 was 5.9 million. 89% of that shortage is concentrated in low- and middle-income countries.
The number of nurses trained and employed needs to grow by 8% a year to overcome alarming shortfalls in the profession by 2030.
WHO estimates that the total investment required to achieve the targets outlined in the Social Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 stand at 3.9 trillion USD – 40% of which should be dedicated to remunerating the health workforce.
IDF is speaking to policy-makers and nurses directly about the steps that can be taken to ensure health professionals are best prepared to support people living with diabetes in their communities – through better education and funding.
Please watch a visual on the Key message from Prof Andrew Boulton, IDF ( International diabetes federation). Watch another video on " Thank You Nurses" sponsored by Novo Nordisk , maker of Insulin .
Also click the link at the bottom to know more about WDD.
Thank you & May God Bless you.🙏
