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Santé Diabète is turning 25 years of practical experience into resources accessible to all through its new resources centre
The NGO Santé Diabète is launching the French-language version of its Resources Centre, an open-access platform bringing together resources drawn from 25 years of work in the prevention and management of diabetes in Africa.
Santé Diabète NGO releases its 2025 Annual Report: a year of impact, innovation, and commitment
Against the backdrop of a complex global context characterised by numerous uncertainties, the NGO Santé Diabète remained steadfastly committed to its work on the ground throughout 2025.
Nutrition and type 2 diabetes in Africa: new training modules now available for diabetes referral teams
In 2025, Santé Diabète, in partnership with the University of Montreal and Professor Malek Batal’s team, began work on updating its nutrition training modules to adapt them to the circumstances in Mali, Burkina Faso and the Union of the Comoros. Approved in 2026 and accompanied by training for focal points in each country, this content is now being rolled out to healthcare professionals to strengthen nutritional management of type 2 diabetes.
Inter-country Scientific Meeting 2026 in Moroni: Strengthening Cooperation to Fight Diabetes
The NGO Santé Diabète is organising an inter-country scientific meeting in Moroni, Union of the Comoros, from 14 to 16 April 2026, which will bring together the NGO’s institutional, technical and scientific partners.
Petition: Our Health Before Their Profits – The Nutri-Score Must Finally Become Mandatory
The Nutri-Score is now one of the most extensively documented public health tools in Europe: more than 150 scientific studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in improving the population’s nutritional status and reducing the risk of chronic diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers and type 2 diabetes.
In Grenoble, an exhibition to understand diabetes in Africa
As World Diabetes Day (November 14) approaches, the NGO Santé Diabète aims to draw attention to this still too silent global health crisis through a photographic exhibition, “Le diabète en Afrique : réalités, obstacles, espoirs”, which will take place from November 5 to 29, 2025, at the Maison Internationale Grenoble (MIG).
Santé Diabète is launching a MOOC: ‘Diabetes: the new challenges linking the environment, diet and health, in both the North and the South’
Grenoble, 14 October 2025 – The NGO Santé Diabète is pleased to announce the launch of its new MOOC, available on the Campus AFD platform. Registration is now open and the course will begin on 28 October 2025.
Interview with the Photographers of the Exhibition "Living With": Antoine Martin and John Kalapo
From September 3 to 30, 2025, Quai Wilson in Geneva will host the photographic exhibition *Living With*. Created in collaboration with the NCD Policy Lab, it showcases the daily lives of people living with type 1 diabetes in Geneva and Bamako. Meet the photographers Antoine Martin and John Kalapo.
“Living With”: Perspectives on Type 1 Diabetes, from Geneva to Bamako
The exhibition ‘Living With’ invites the public to discover the daily lives of people living with type 1 diabetes in Geneva, Switzerland, and in Bamako, Mali, highlighting their challenges, strength, and resilience.
Santé Diabète releases its 2024 annual report: a year rich in actions and results
We are proud to present our 2024 Annual Report, a testament to Santé Diabète’s ongoing commitment to improving diabetes prevention and care, particularly in Africa.
