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NUDGING 5,000 WALK AGAINST
DIABETES ABU DHABI’S WALK UAE 2007 HAILED A
SUCCESS
November 24, 2007
Mubadala’s CEO, His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak
led more than 4,500 people as the nation paced
a five kilometre route along Abu Dhabi’s corniche
to mark the region’s first-ever walkathon against
diabetes. WALK UAE (yesterday, Friday November
23 2007) is part of the nationwide public health
awareness campaign, ‘DIABETES.KNOWLEDGE.ACTION.’,
by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC),
in association with Emirates Foundation.
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THE CAPITAL LACES UP TO WALK
UAE 2007 ‘START WALKING. PREVENT DIABETES.’
DAMAN PARTNERS WITH ICLDC AND EMIRATES FOUNDATION,
WITH THE SUPPORT OF ABU DHABI TOURISM AUTHORITY
November 2007
Thousands of UAE residents are expected to put
on their walking shoes to combat a five kilometre
walkathon route along Abu Dhabi cornice as the
nation continues to unite in the fight against
diabetes (Friday November 23).
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IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON DIABETES
CENTRE JOINS THE WORLD DIABETES DAY MONUMENT
CHALLENGE “LIGHT UP THE SKYLINE!”
November 14, 2007
UAE joins in World Diabetes day Monument Challenge
“Light up the skyline” on the first UN observed
World Diabetes day 2007. Imperial College London
Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) building in Abu Dhabi
is lit up in blue, the color for diabetes selected
by IDF, to support the day long worldwide campaign.
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ICLDC WARNS OF NEGATIVE IMPACT
OF DIABETES ON THE UAE IF MEASURES NOT TAKEN
November 12, 2007
In the wake of newly-released data from the International
Diabetes Federation (IDF) indicating an alarming
increase in the number of people with diabetes
in the UAE, Dr Maha Taysir Barakat, Endocrinologist
and Medical & Research Director at Abu Dhabi’s
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC)
warns of the impact on the nation from diabetes
and its complications.
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THE UAE UNITES FOR DIABETES
THE NATION’S LEADING HEALTHCARE DRIVERS JOIN
HANDS WITH UNITED NATIONS - EMIRATES FOUNDATION,
ICLDC, HAAD, MINISTRY OF HEALTH
November 8, 2007
As the global media spotlight prepares to shine
on diabetes [World Diabetes Day (WDD), 14 November
2007], four of the nation’s leading voices in
healthcare have pulled together in support of
the United Nations’ Unite for Diabetes’ campaign.
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