Media Information
This section contains media releases, frequently asked questions and other media information.
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Bronwyn Bannister
Communications Manager
Diabetes Congress Limited
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- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (MS Word, 42KB)
Media Releases
- Huge international interest in New Zealand Congress (MS Word, 46KB)
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.
3 April 2008
- Huge international interest in New Zealand Congress (MS Word, 44KB)
The current number of delegates registered for the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Congress in Wellington, New Zealand, from 30 March to 2 April is now over 1,700. This makes the Congress one of the biggest health-related conferences ever held in New Zealand.
14 March 2008
- Rising diabetes numbers drive immediate need for solutions (MS Word, 46KB)
The community health programme survey results that found 60% of the respondents were susceptible to diabetes due to obesity and family history confirms the severity of the diabetes problem, according to the Manager of the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress Russ Finnerty.
12 March 2008
- Xenotransplantation to provoke wide discussion at the Congress (MS Word, 45KB)
Xenotransplantation will be one of the big medical and ethical issues for 2008 and is going to be one of the many topics discussed at the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region (IDF-WPR) Congress in Wellington in March, according to Chair of the Organising Committee Russ Finnerty.
31 December 2007
- Supporting the need for diabetes solutions (MS Word, 24KB)
The call from Diabetes New Zealand for greater funding for diabetes services and research during the recent Diabetes Awareness Week is a reminder of the need to move on from talking about the problems and to find solutions, according to Diabetes Congress Ltd Board Chair Eion Edgar.
21 December 2007
- International answers for an international problem (MS Word, 36KB)
Global strategies for diabetes prevention will be discussed by Shiriki Kumanyika, Professor of Epidemiology at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, at the opening plenary session.
31 October 2007
- Major diabetes conference in New Zealand (MS Word, 32KB)
The 7th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress is in Wellington from 30 March to 3 April 2008.
23 September 2007
