Day for Daniel
27 October
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation was established in May 2005 as a lasting legacy to Daniel Morcombe. It was established by parents Bruce and Denise after their son Daniel was abducted and murdered in December 2003 while waiting to catch a bus on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The original Daniel Morcombe Foundation started in the kitchen of Bruce and Denise's Palmwoods home in 2005. Since this time Bruce and Denise have campaigned to make Australia a safer place for all children. The Foundation has two main aims, to educate children and young people safe in a physical and online environment and to support young victims of crime.
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation's belief and vision is one that incorporates a future where all children and young people are provided with education, protection and support to be safe from abuse and risk of harm.
World Diabetes Day
14 November
The theme for World Diabetes Day 2017 is Women and Diabetes.
The World Diabetes Day 2017 campaign will promote the importance of affordable and equitable access for all women at risk for or living with diabetes to the essential diabetes medicines and technologies, self-management education and information they require to achieve optimal diabetes outcomes and strengthen their capacity to prevent type 2 diabetes.
There are currently over 199 million women living with diabetes and this total is projected to increase to 313 million by 2040. Gender roles and power dynamics influence vulnerability to diabetes, affect access to health services and health seeking behavior for women, and amplify the impact of diabetes on women.
Diabetes is the ninth leading cause of death in women globally, causing 2.1 million deaths each year. As a result of socioeconomic conditions, girls and women with diabetes experience barriers in accessing cost-effective diabetes prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and care, particularly in developing countries. Socioeconomic inequalities expose women to the main risk factors of diabetes, including poor diet and nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco consumption and harmful use of alcohol.