Aerial view of the complete headquarter of Merck in Darmstadt, Germany. Credit: Hagenfilm / Merck KGaA.

Merck has entered a new collaboration with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to implement education and communications activities, in a bid to help address type 2 diabetes.

The IDF identifies diabetes as one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21st century and type 2 diabetes to be the most common form of the disease.

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Merck Healthcare CEO and executive board member Dr Belén Garijo said: “Merck shares the IDF’s vision of promoting diabetes care and prevention worldwide, and we are committed to helping improve the lives of people living with or at risk of Type 2 diabetes.

“The IDF’s prestigious platforms, such as the online School of Diabetes and World Diabetes Day, provide a valued way for our joint education and awareness initiatives to reach and empower people with the knowledge they need in the fight against diabetes.”

“The world is facing a rising prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes, due to limited knowledge on prevention and insufficiently informed self-management.”

Currently available on the IDF’s School of Diabetes website, the first partnership activity between the two organisations is a Continuing Medical Education (CME)-accredited, IDF-certified healthcare professional (HCP) course that imparts knowledge on the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

The course has been developed with an educational grant from Merck and allows unlimited access for HCPs worldwide.

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IDF president Dr Shaukat Sadikot said: “The world is facing a rising prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes, due to limited knowledge on prevention and insufficiently informed self-management.

“Healthcare professionals have an important role to play to tackle this issue. Our self-paced online short course aims to enhance their knowledge and provide evidence-based strategies for the prevention of type 2 diabetes.”