Conference Scene: Global and local solutions to managing and preventing Type 2 diabetes: the Melbourne declaration on diabetes and beyond

Abstract

World Diabetes Congress, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2–6 December 2013 Every 2 years the International Diabetes Federation holds the World Diabetes Congress. It brings together world leaders and experts including healthcare professionals, researchers, policy-makers, pharmaceutical companies, people with diabetes, their families and their carers exchanging diverse views, perspectives, challenges and solutions with respect to the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes. Twenty years after the World Diabetes Congress in Japan, the focus was again in the western pacific region as Melbourne hosted the World Diabetes Congress from 2–6 December 2013. Over 10,000 delegates came from across the globe to hear the President of the International Diabetes Federation Sir Michael Hirst, outline the threat the world faces from diabetes – it is a global challenge requiring a global response. One of the key outcomes of the conference was the release of the Melbourne Declaration on Diabetes in which 50 Governme...