Rotarian Action Group for Diabetes


 Group News

Fall 2010 Newsletter


 

July 7, 2009
The Life for a Child with Diabetes Programme for the Republic of Cameroon

The aim of the project is to support the implementation of the National Diabetes Plan of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cameroon by sustaining the development of Centres for the Care of Children with Diabetes in six provincial hospital in Cameroon. Read more (PDF)

 
June 1, 2009
Rotary Day at the United Nations focuses on Rotary and diabetes
by Lori McCall

Hometown heroes come in many disguises: soldiers, teachers, police officers, doctors, caregivers, fire and rescue workers, homemakers, and next-door neighbors.  They are just ordinary people doing extraordinary things...

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World Diabetes Day
 




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RAGDiabetes Booth and Breakout Session Draws a Full Crowd of RI Conference Attendees

The Rotarian Action Group for Diabetes had a very successful Convention. Our booth in the Hall of Friendship was constantly busy and over 1000

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Speakers greeted with an overflow crowd at the breakout session.
pamphlets were distributed. As a part of the Convention program, the breakout session presented to an overflow crowd was a huge success . (Attendees were turned away because of fire marshall restrictions.) 

Attendees learned of the worldwide diabetes epidemic from Rotarian Martin Silink, current President of the International Diabetes Federation; of Rotary programs providing diabetes related service worldwide from Rotarian Larry Deeb, past President of the American Diabetes Association; of the current program in the Caribbean of managed foot care for diabetics from Rotarian Martin Perry; and of the current status and objectives of the Rotarian Action Group for Diabetes (RAGDiabetes) from Rotarian Wayne Edwards.

Comments from attendees indicated the session was very educational and increased their knowledge of the diabetes epidemic and the many opportunities of service through the RAGDiabetes.