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Lorenzo Piemonte

Communications Coordinator, International Diabetes Federation

An Italian national with a background in international relations, Lorenzo Piemonte joined the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2003 and has been involved with several activities and projects of the Federation, including communications, campaign management and public relations. Lorenzo has been living with type 1 diabetes for over 20 years.

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Posted on 06.04.2016

Diabetes takes centres stage on World Health Day 2016

This April 7th marks World Health Day (WHD). The first World Health Assembly, held by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, declared that WHD would be celebrated on this date from 1950 onwards. I am pleased to see that for the first time ever, WHO has chosen diabetes as its theme for WHD in […]

By Lorenzo Piemonte Communications Coordinator, International Diabetes Federation