Across the world, 537 million people were living with diabetes in 2021, of whom 61 million in Europe, and this figure is anticipated to increase to 643 by 2030 (67 million in Europe).
An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30-79 years worldwide have hypertension (HTN). HTN is also approximately twice as prevalent in people living with diabetes as in the general population.
World Hypertension Day (WHD) is celebrated on May 17, and led by the World Hypertension League. The purpose of WHD is to communicate the importance of hypertension and its complications, and provide information on its prevention, detection, and management. The overarching theme of this year’s campaign is “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer”. This year’s theme highlights the importance of awareness of high blood pressure and the importance of accuracy in blood pressure measurement.
On August 9, 2024, consortium partner, Privanova, was invited to deliver a presentation at the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime. This event convened representatives from 193 UN countries and other key global stakeholders in the public and private sector to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.
Representatives from the 16 international, multidisciplinary DigiCare4You consortium partners gathered in Pisa, Italy on May 15-16 2024, for the project’s fifth consortium meeting. DigiCare4You partners reviewed the progress achieved in each work package throughout the second reporting period spanning from October 1, 2022 until March 31, 2024 and discussed next steps for the project.
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CEIP Cortes de Aragon, a school located in Zaragoza participating in the DigiCare4You project, recently organised a solidarity school race in which all proceeds were donated to the Zaragoza Diabetes Association.
As a participatory school in the project, DigiCare4You partners from the University of Zaragoza were invited to attend this event to raise awareness of their research group and the DigiCare4You project.
World Health Day, on April 7, is the annual celebration of health. The 2024 theme is ‘My health, my right’. This theme was chosen in recognition of the fact that the right to health is being threatened for millions across the world by the increases in diseases, disasters, conflicts and the climate crisis. Additionally, in many countries not all citizens are able to gain access to health services.
DigiCare4You consortium partners gathered in Tirana, Albania, and online, on November 20-21 2023, for the project’s fourth consortium meeting. DigiCare4You partners reviewed the progress achieved in each work package and discussed next steps for the project.
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World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated on November 14, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin 100 years ago. The WDD campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation. The overarching theme for the period 2021 to 2023 is access to diabetes care. In 2023, the campaign focuses on the importance of knowing your risk of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) to help delay and prevent the condition as well as highlighting the impact of diabetes-related complications and the importance of having timely access to the right information and care.
World Mental Health Day provides the opportunity to raise awareness and mobilise efforts in support of mental health. People living with T2D and HTN are at an increased risk of developing mental health conditions. On World Mental Health Day we echo the call for action to ensure that mental health is viewed and treated as a universal human right for people living with T2D and HTN.
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The European Week of Sport is held between September 23 and 30. Leading an active lifestyle is key in both the prevention and management of Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension. This is why we share the ambition of the European Week of Sport to encourage everybody to adopt a lifestyle that includes physical activity.
This year all the initiatives will focus on three important pillars of sport described as the 3Is: involvement, inclusion and innovation.
