Campaigns - 13 July 2016
2016: Victorian World Health Day campaign
Thursday 7 April 2016 marks World Health Day
The World Health Organisation has dedicated this year’s World Health Day to increase the awareness about the global rise in diabetes.
According to the International Diabetes Federation at current growth rates, there will be about 642 million people living with diabetes by 2040.
In Australia, around 1.7 million people are living with diabetes and a further 280 develop diabetes every day. In Victoria 74 people develop diabetes every day.
What can YOU do this World Health Day?
- Donate $74 to Diabetes Victoria – a dollar for each Victorian that will develop diabetes today. All donations will help us to fight the type 2 diabetes epidemic by providing funds to diabetes research, prevention programs and education services.
- Host a healthy morning tea with friends, colleagues or classmates and collect gold coin donations.
- Raise awareness by sharing our World Health Day message on social media, using #WHD2016 and #diabetes hashtags.
Read more on the issue in our media release.
