Life for a Child documentary at Tribeca Film Festival

The documentary film 'Life for a Child', produced by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Eli Lilly and Company to raise awareness of the devastating impact of diabetes in the developing world, will be screened at the prestigious 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 23 - May 4.

The film, directed by Academy Award nominee Edward Lachman, has been selected to compete for the honour of Best Short Documentary. It follows the journeys of children with type 1 diabetes amid the verdant mountains and bustling streets of Nepal, one of the world's poorest countries. Press release.

BRIDGES announces selected projects for first round of funding

The International Diabetes Federation has communicated the first projects to be selected for funding from its BRIDGES (Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Settings) programme. Following a successful call for applications (over 100 applications received), 11 projects around the world have been chosen for the first round of funding. A description of the various projects is available on the BRIDGES website - www.idfbridges.org. The second round of funding will begin in early 2009.

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IDF Western Pacific Region Congress an enormous success

Around 2,000 delegates attended the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Congress in Wellington, New Zealand, from 30 March to 2 April. This makes the Congress one of the biggest conferences ever held in New Zealand. Including sponsors’ registrations, the total number of attendees was around 2,200.

‘This Congress has been an enormous success,’ according to the Chair of the Scientific Committee, Professor Russell Scott. ‘The programme has featured state of the art lectures on innovative research, clinical care and diabetes education.

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