Health equity in humanitarian settings: WDF and UNHCR’s partnership

After three years of targeted efforts, the first phase of the partnership between the World Diabetes Foundation and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has now been completed.

The collaboration has delivered strong results in preventing, diagnosing, and treating non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and mental health disorders among displaced people and host communities in Tanzania, Burundi, and Sudan.

The partnership set out to improve access to essential treatment for chronic illnesses among displaced people and host communities, even in places where infectious diseases are often more prevalent.