Big challenges require big solutions. That’s why Lions in Kenya, Nairobi turned to the Global Action team (GAT) in their fight against diabetes. The GAT believes in taking a one-team approach, working together to…
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The Lions-Anthem Foundation Healthy Heroes initiative made it possible for a county in California with an unusually high rate of diabetes to gain better access to retinal screening.
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The Lions of Kenya have created an innovative program by bringing together their strong partnership with Special Olympics Kenya and the global vision of reducing the prevalence of diabetes. Over the past 18 months, the Lions of…
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2017 was an exciting year for Lions Clubs International. We celebrated our centennial year of service and entered into a new century by adding four new global causes to our priority areas of focus. To mark our centennial, we…
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Diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes, is the result of damage to the blood vessels of the retina—the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. In some cases, the blood vessels swell and leak, while in others…
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Diabetes is a global health epidemic. This chronic condition currently affects close to half a billion people worldwide and is set to impact one in nine people by 2045. One in two people currently living with diabetes has not…
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Pat Ryan left the 2017 Lions Clubs International Conference in Chicago with a mission: to return to his home state of Kentucky to help screen 100,000 people for diabetes. Ryan was motivated to join the fight against the…
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The Fight Against diabetes Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and World diabetes Foundation (WDF) are collaborating to fight against diabetes, a growing epidemic worldwide. The project, “Promote Early Prevention and…
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With support from a diabetes grant from Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), Lions in Indonesia expanded and equipped the Siti Mariam Health Facility in West Jakarta to screen more than 11,…
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A Lion in Norway is cycling from Scandinavia to Africa to raise funds and awareness to help children in Uganda.
