World Health Day 7 April 2016 This year, World Health Day on April 7 was dedicated to raising awareness about diabetes. Globally, 422 million adults live with diabetes. In Australia, 1.2 million Australians live with diabetes. An estimated 500,000 Australians have silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. World Health Day 2016 aimed to raise awareness about the seriousness of diabetes. World Health Day resources: The World Health Organization released a new report and updated statistics: Global Report on Diabetes Diabetes NSW created an info-video raising awareness of diabetes in Australia: Diabetes NSW World Health Day 2016 Informative blog post on why language matters on Diabetogenic World Health Day promotional material, available to download and share on our World Health Day page. Diabetes Australia media release- 2015 another record year for diabetes
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