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Defeat diabetes
Our social responsibility strategy introduces new long-term ambitions in three areas critical to help improve individual and public health:
- Preventing the rise of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
- Providing access to affordable care for vulnerable patients in every country.
- Driving innovation to improve lives.
Today, one in every 11 people in the world has diabetes, a figure that is projected to rise to one in nine by 2045 if action is not taken.
Diabetes places a great burden on health systems, and we are committed to work with health authorities and other partners in the countries where we operate, to prevent and treat the disease.
Our efforts to defeat diabetes
Preventing type 2 diabetes in cities
With nearly two-thirds of all people with diabetes living in urban areas, cities are an important focal point for tackling the problem. We are collaborating with more than 25 cities to tackle the rise of type 2 diabetes in urban environments.
Providing care for children with type 1 diabetes
Our Changing Diabetes® in Children programme ensures care and life-saving insulin for children with type 1 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries. Working together with partner organisations, we have established 230 clinics in 18 countries.
Working in partnership with UNICEF
Globally, 40 million children under the age of five are overweight putting many young people at risk of early onset of type 2 diabetes. Together with UNICEF, we are working to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity and help support actions that make a difference.
