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Every year on April 7, the birthday of the World Health Organization, the organization highlights a global public health concern. In 2016, the theme is diabetes. The organization explains why this in an important theme on their website:http:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns\/world-health-day\/2016\/how-to-get-involved\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n I can\u2019t imagine meeting anyone in health care who hasn\u2019t had to work with patients with diabetes. It\u2019s difficult to ignore the colossal impact that this condition has on the lives of those affected. Diabetes isn\u2019t just a health issue. It has enormous economic and social consequences for those who develop it, particularly for people and countries with low or middle incomes.<\/p>\n The WHO hopes to increase awareness of the rise in diabetes as well as the \u2018staggering burden\u2019 and consequences. Coinciding with the release of the first WHO Global Report on diabetes, the goal is to incite specific, effective and affordable actions to tackle diabetes. Check out the WHO core social media and marketing materials, as well as the countdown to World Health Day here: http:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns\/world-health-day\/2016\/posters\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n Let\u2019s all work together to squelch the rise of diabetes and to make the lives of those with the disease better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" @RobertaHeale \u00a0Associate Editor EBN Every year on April 7, the birthday of the World Health Organization, the organization highlights a global public health concern. In 2016, the theme is diabetes. The organization explains why this in an important theme on their website:http:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns\/world-health-day\/2016\/how-to-get-involved\/en\/ I can\u2019t imagine meeting anyone in health care who hasn\u2019t had to work […]<\/p>\n