2024 Amsterdam Session on Diabetes Care - Meeting Report

The event was hosted at Deloitte’s offices in Amsterdam and attendees included representatives from leading insulin and glucose self-monitoring device manufacturers, experts from global health organisations, procurement agencies, and government bodies, as well as people living with diabetes (PLWD). Claudia Martínez, the Foundation’s Head of Research, served as the event chair.   

Takeaways from the event 

Practical steps to widen the scope and scale of access to the diabetes continuum of care are captured in the report, alongside good practices and learnings that were identified during the event. The day's discussions elicited three central themes that should be prioritised as companies and other stakeholders in diabetes care design future strategies: 

1. Centre access efforts around the needs of PLWD 

2. Create tailored access solutions with sustainability in mind   

3. Build more efficient and collaborative supply chains  

These three points encompass the ways that companies involved in the diabetes product supply chain can shape their strategies to make a real impact in increasing access to diabetes care in LMICs. Further details of the discussion are shared in the PDF of the meeting report.