EUDF Strategy Workshop
On January 15, 2025, Mr. Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare participated in the EUDF strategy workshop.
It was a great honour to welcome the Commissioner. The EUDF chair, Stefano Del Prato, handed over a copy of the diabetes community pledge, signed by all EUDF Members and Supporting Collaborators.
The united diabetes community is happy to hear that the Commissioner is committed to cover diabetes in his plans and EUDF offered to give advice and support to the development and implementation.
The Commissioner mentioned: ‘The Plan for European Cardiovascular Health will address diabetes and obesity too. With a comprehensive approach we focus on life-long prevention & better diagnosis and treatment.’
Thank you Commissioner Várhelyi for your support to the diabetes community and to optimize the outcomes for people living with diabetes and related diseases in Europe.
Diabetes Community Pledge
We ask you to pledge your support for the 32 million people living with diabetes in the European Union and their families. Take action by creating a strong EU diabetes policy framework supportive of national diabetes action plans.
Our Vision
We enable healthcare systems to cope with the diabetes pandemic, while achieving the best possible outcomes for patients.
Our Mission
Ensure the translation of research into policy actions towards better diabetes care at national level.
Who We Are
The European Diabetes Forum aims to improve outcomes for people with diabetes, and unite stakeholders from across the diabetes landscape in Europe. This includes, policy makers, research, scientific societies, patient organisations, nurse associations, institutions connected to diabetes related
co-morbidities, industry, governments, regulators, payers,
and many more.
Our Role
We will provide the platform for these stakeholders to collaborate and to improve how we, as societies, manage diabetes and jointly advocate for policy change that enables our healthcare systems to cope with the diabetes pandemic. We will support European and national stakeholders in driving a policy conversation, take concrete action to improve diabetes care, and provide a central point of contact for diabetes policy in Europe.