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The International Insulin Foundation (IIF) has been active in the area of Type 1 diabetes in the developing world for the past 10 years and is launching the “100 Campaign” to achieve 100% access to insulin by the 100th anniversary of its first being used to treat a patient with diabetes.
Leonard Thompson a young boy in Canada was the first person to receive this treatment in 1922. But many children around the word, particularly in resource poor settings, still die because of lack of access to insulin. The aim of the 100 Campaign is to change this situation by 2022, its 100th anniversary.
100% Insulin Access by the 100th Anniversary
The Campaign will respond to the current lack of a global response to the issue of access to insulin in the world's poorest countries, but also, for example, the uninsured in the USA and people in Greece following the financial crisis. Affordability of insulin is a major challenge in the world’s poorest countries where it can consume as much as 25% of a family’s income. In the US uninsured individuals do not use the correct amounts of insulin to save money, and therefore often end up in emergency rooms.
Through the work of the campaign, we also acknowledge that Type 1 diabetes management goes beyond access to insulin and must include care, education and support. The campaign will also address, other important issues around living a full life with diabetes, including access to education, care and support are recognised. To do this the 100 Campaign will be built around the 6 key components of “CHANGE”:
Critical: resources and models already developed will be identified and integrated into the Campaign
Harness: the power of youth
Advocacy: to address issues around access to insulin and diabetes care
Needs: of the communities where the Campaign will work will be identified and addressed appropriately
Grounding: of responses and programmes in sound academic research and adapted to local settings in a sustainable, locally appropriate way
Empowerment:of people with diabetes, their families and communities
Around these elements the 100 Campaign will link academic research, advocacy, the in-country experience of the Foundation, the power of youth including social media and the use and development of new tools to improve the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes throughout the world.
Follow the Campaign on Facebook and Twitter @100campaign
Leonard Thompson a young boy in Canada was the first person to receive this treatment in 1922. But many children around the word, particularly in resource poor settings, still die because of lack of access to insulin. The aim of the 100 Campaign is to change this situation by 2022, its 100th anniversary.
100% Insulin Access by the 100th Anniversary
The Campaign will respond to the current lack of a global response to the issue of access to insulin in the world's poorest countries, but also, for example, the uninsured in the USA and people in Greece following the financial crisis. Affordability of insulin is a major challenge in the world’s poorest countries where it can consume as much as 25% of a family’s income. In the US uninsured individuals do not use the correct amounts of insulin to save money, and therefore often end up in emergency rooms.
Through the work of the campaign, we also acknowledge that Type 1 diabetes management goes beyond access to insulin and must include care, education and support. The campaign will also address, other important issues around living a full life with diabetes, including access to education, care and support are recognised. To do this the 100 Campaign will be built around the 6 key components of “CHANGE”:
Critical: resources and models already developed will be identified and integrated into the Campaign
Harness: the power of youth
Advocacy: to address issues around access to insulin and diabetes care
Needs: of the communities where the Campaign will work will be identified and addressed appropriately
Grounding: of responses and programmes in sound academic research and adapted to local settings in a sustainable, locally appropriate way
Empowerment:of people with diabetes, their families and communities
Around these elements the 100 Campaign will link academic research, advocacy, the in-country experience of the Foundation, the power of youth including social media and the use and development of new tools to improve the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes throughout the world.
Follow the Campaign on Facebook and Twitter @100campaign