Announcement  

Diabetes in Asia 2006    

                                           Message from the Conference Chairman

From Egypt the cradle of the history and civilization ,The land of Ancient Egyptians ,who mastered knowledge in all aspects, including medicine, and even described diabetes in their papyrus thousands of years ago …

From Egypt, the heart of the Middle East, the binder of the two great continents of Asia and Africa, and the land of the Nile , Mediterranean and Red Sea…….

 

On behalf of the Egyptian Diabetes Association, it gives me great pleasure and honour to invite you to The 6^th Diabetes in Asia Conference to take place in Cairo, Egypt, from 24-26 March 2006.

Our aim is to hold an exceptional Diabetes in Asia Conference attracting the greatest possible  number of participants from all over the world.

Egypt will host The 6^th Diabetes in Asia Conference, not only because of the growing number of enthusiastic professionals in the field, but also because we possess state-of-the-art conference facilities and the requisite know-how and determination to stage this great event.

Egypt offers visitors the contrast of East and West, balancing the romance of history with the promise of the future, the charm of the metropolis with the peace of nature, the vast spaces of the desert with the lush greenery of the valley, and the majestic Nile River, the sparkling water of the Mediterranean and the breath-taking beauty of the Red Sea.

We assure you that we have the drive, determination and resources to make The 6^th Diabetes in Asia Conference a successful event, and we have a firm commitment to follow an organized plan of action in accordance with a clear understanding of the mission and objectives of Diabetes in Asia Conferences.

Your Sincerely

Prof. Morsi Arab

Chairman of Conference

Message from the IDF President                          The International Diabetes Federation                   welcomes the 6th Diabetes in Asia Conference     The mission of the International Diabetes Federation ( IDF ) is to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide. With an estimated number of people with diabetes worldwide close to 200 million and projections indicating well over 300 million in 2025, the current diabetes epidemics is of great concern to those affected , their families and all the governments and social security systems . This Conference will contribute to a better understanding of the condition in two out of the seven IDF Regions, namely the East Mediterranean Middle East Region (EMME) and the South East Asia Region (SEA), and will contribute to identify solutions specific to these two Regions where the number of people affected is particularly high . We welcome this 6th Diabetes in Asia Conference and invite you to come in numbers in the beautiful Egypt !   Prof. Pierre Lefebvre President      International Diabetes Federation

I am delighted to know that the 6th Diabetes  In Asia conference will be held  inCairo ,March 2006. This conference , like the preceding conferences, will further consolidate the partnership between the SEA and the EMME Regions of the IDF. The large number of people with diabetes living in these regions makes this conference a vitally important forum for elevating the profile of diabetes and  improving the delivery of diabetes care . HealthCare provision in  our part of the  world has to be tailored to the specific needs of our  population , and this was our mission when we hosted the first Diabetes In Asia Conference in  Karachi , Pakistan in 1999 . I am sure that Professor Morsi   Arab and his team will carry forward this endeavor with great success         Prof. A. Samad Shera , Tl, Sl, FRCP      Honorary President , International Diabetes Federation (IDF)              Director , WHO collaborating Centre for Diabetes

As Chairman of the SEA of the IDF , it gives me great pleasure to note that the EMME region is hosting the 6th Diabetes in Asia conference in Cairo . The effort to present the problems of Diabetes in the two regions to the rest of the world community is of paramount importance as we together account for the highest prevalence rates of Diabetes in the world. The SEA region will give its unstinted support to make this meeting a great success with a view to preventing   the rapid increase of Diabetes and its complications.     Mahen Wijesuriya , MD (Cey), FRCP (Lond), FCCP (Cey)    Chairman SEA Region-IDF President –Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka