A health program and walk was organized in Hambantota to celebrate the World Diabetes Day yesterday (14th November 2013). Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa the First Lady of Sri Lanka graced the event as the Chief Guest. A large number of people including Hon. Namal Rajapaksa Member of Parliament, personnel from security forces, police, school children, nurses and over 100 personnel from SLAF Station Weerawila took part.

World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness. World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat that diabetes now poses. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007 with the passage of United Nation Resolution 61/225. The campaign draws attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly in the public spotlight. Diabetes Education and Prevention is the World Diabetes Day theme for the period 2009-2013.
(www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday/about)