Digital health solutions can bridge healthcare gaps — but only when we work together. Last week, our colleague Martin Greiffenberg joined a vibrant community at the @dhis2.org Asia-Pacific Conference, uniting governments, HISPs, partners and experts. 🌏

How can impact investment accelerate access to healthcare in low-resource settings? 🩺 At #GIIN2025, our Diabetes Investment Accelerator team joined 1,200+ changemakers to explore how capital can drive better health, equity and climate outcomes. ♻️ #ImpactInvesting #GlobalHealth

In Benin’s Atlantique region, where communities live on water, a WDF-supported project is transforming access to care. Last week, our Programme Managers, Yves Kesse and Mads Mundt traveled to assess progress in three remote lake health centres — serving over 53,000 people.

With diabetes set to affect 850 million people in the coming decades, more funding is desperately needed. Leading grantmaker, the World Diabetes Foundation, hopes its Diabetes Investment Accelerator will help plug the gap.

What role can health literacy and self-care play in improving diabetes outcomes globally? As the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health approaches, the op-ed calls for health literacy and self-care to be recognised as essential components of national and global strategies.💡

NEWS: HISP Centre and World Diabetes Foundation Partner to Strengthen Digital Tools for NCDs “We see the value of digital health solutions helping to scale our impact (...) It just makes sense to invest in digital health solutions.” Jackie Ogutu, WDF head of Digital Health 🔗 Read: buff.ly/BpYJD4d

Nepal is facing a healthcare crisis with the majority of annually registered doctors leaving. Dr Bharat Pokhrel chose a different path. Working with Nepal Development Society, he trains female community health volunteers to tackle the rising burden of NCDs ➡️ shorturl.at/RBSvb

Despite NCDs causing 15 million premature deaths annually, 85% of which occur in LMICs, funding remains critically insufficient. Achieving SDG target 3.4 would require an additional $18 billion per year, yet this investment could save 39 million lives and generate $2.7 trillion in economic benefits.

While in Senegal, Elsa Morandat and Sanne Frost Helt witnessed the example set by the NCD division as they decentralise diabetes and hypertension care and prevention. With clear roles laid out for every primary care facility they are leading the way in ensuring effective healthcare delivery.

A WDF-backed project in São Paulo, led by FENAD, empowers associations in low-income areas through training and peer support, helping to establish and empower associations. Strong diabetes associations help people manage their health, make informed choices, and connect with a supportive community. 💙

“Let’s be accountable — to each other, to governments, and to people living with #NCDs.” — Bent Lautrup-Nielsen, WDF in dialogue with Dr. Ibtihal Fadhil of the Eastern Mediterranean NCD Alliance. On #WorldRefugeeDay, we call for action on NCDs in all settings. 🔗 lnkd.in/dTtYc2hc

Achieving global health equity is a marathon, not a sprint. Since 2002, we’ve supported those often overlooked—people living with diabetes and other NCDs in low- and middle-income countries. Here on Bluesky, we’re excited to share, connect, and inspire action. 👋