Today at World Diabetes Day the jury announces the winners of photo competition Diabetes 24/7. The jury, among others Anne Hoogendoorn, known from The Voice of Holland and top photographer Corbino, made their choice out of close to 500 entries. Diabetes 24/7 is an initiative of Platform World Diabetes Day in collaboration with Mediq. World Diabetes Day is worldwide the most important awareness campaign for diabetes.
Diabetes is often invisible, but it has a major impact on
people's daily lives. With the Diabetes 24/7 photo
competition, the World Diabetes Day Platform aims to give a
face to diabetes. The winning images can currently be found
at www.diabetes24-7.nl and in a travelling exhibition.
Diabetes in the Netherlands
Some 1 million people in the Netherlands have diabetes.
However, some 250,000 people don't know they have diabetes.
This is why everyone can do the free bloodsugar test at
Mediq Pharmacy for the coming two weeks. Please ask your
Mediq Pharmacy.
Award ceremony
Chairman of the jury Corbino: "Fantastic, we received about
200 more entries in comparison to last year. The theme is
an issue. We looked at confronting, original images that
illustrate diabetes in a striking way." Winners receive
prizes as money, cameras, photography master classes by
Corbino and iPads during the NAD-congress (National Action
programme Diabetes) in the World Forum in The Hague
today.
Youngsters with diabetes
Mediq supports projects for young people with diabetes. As
the social partner in the photo competition, Mediq pays
special attention to photos that show the combination of
young people and diabetes.