World Diabetes Day

EDM number 666 in 2016-17, proposed by Keith Vaz on 08/11/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases, Health education and preventive medicine and Health services.

That this House supports World Diabetes Day on 4 November 2016, when millions of people around the world come together to raise awareness of diabetes; congratulates the International Diabetes Federation for running this annual campaign; notes that diabetes currently affects 415 million people worldwide and is expected to affect 642 million people; congratulates hon. Members, individuals and businesses worldwide for lighting up local monuments blue, and to hundreds of other people across the UK for taking blue circle selfies, wearing blue and organising events and screenings for World Diabetes Day; urges the Government to support the NHS in funding diabetes prevention programmes and improving standards of care for diabetic patients.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.