Lilly Announces Winners in Global Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Diabetes Care
June 02 2005 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Lilly Announces Winners in Global Awards for Outstanding
Achievements in Diabetes Care INDIANAPOLIS, June 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Building on its longtime leadership and
commitment to improving diabetes care, Eli Lilly and Company today
announced six worldwide winners of the 2005 Lilly Partnership in
Diabetes Global Awards. The winners include a teenage symphony
conductor with diabetes; the founders of humanitarian organizations
that aid people with diabetes; two nurses who run diabetes camps;
and a retired pediatrician who remains devoted to the care of
children with diabetes. The Lilly Partnership in Diabetes Global
Awards honor outstanding and inspirational achievement by people
with diabetes or those who have contributed to improving the lives
of others with diabetes. Nominees were judged by leading
international diabetes care advocates in five categories: People
with Diabetes, Contribution to Care in the Community, Primary and
Secondary Care Professional, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, and Service
to a National Patient Association. The winners will be honored at a
recognition luncheon on 12 June, at the 65th Annual Scientific
Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego, Calif.,
USA. The 2005 winners: * Leonard Ganvert of Paris, France, was
named the winner in the People with Diabetes category of the
awards. Living with diabetes for nearly five years, Ganvert founded
his own symphony orchestra in France at age 18 and regularly plays
benefit concerts for children with diabetes. * Ron Raab of
Victoria, Australia, was named the winner in the Contribution to
Care in the Community category. Raab, who has lived with type 1
diabetes for 47 years, founded Insulin for Life, a humanitarian
diabetes aid organization in Australia that provides insulin,
needles, syringes, glucometers and testing strips to developing
nations. * Dr. Maria Nelida Blando of Cordoba, Argentina, is the
winner in the Primary and Secondary Care Professionals category.
Blando is a retired pediatrician in Argentina and is still devoted
to caring for children and teenagers with diabetes. * Julie Pearson
and Christine Sheehan of Queensland, Australia, were named
co-winners in the Diabetes Specialist Nurse category. Together,
Pearson and Sheehan conduct six children's diabetes camps in
Australia each year. * Elba Cristina Flores, of Cordoba, Argentina,
was the winner in the Service to a National Patient Association
category. Flores founded the Diabetic Foundation, which opened the
first diabetic soup kitchen in Argentina and provides clinical care
to 1,600 diabetes patients, mostly for free. "This year's Global
Diabetes Awards winners are shining examples of the impact that
even one person can make to improve care for people with diabetes
-- or inspire people with diabetes to achieve extraordinary
accomplishments," said Prof. Pierre Lefebvre, President of the
International Diabetes Federation and chair of this year's
international judging committee for the Global Awards. "Diabetes is
a chronic, debilitating and sometimes fatal condition that impacts
more than 194 million people worldwide. We need people like these
six individuals to continue to motivate all of us in our battle
against diabetes, and we hope that the Lilly Partnership in
Diabetes Global Awards will increase awareness of the importance of
appropriate management of diabetes, which can reduce the risk of
complications." "Lilly has been the worldwide leader in diabetes
care for more than 80 years," said Dr. Kathleen L. Wishner,
director of Global Advocacy and Professional Relations for Eli
Lilly and Company. "The Lilly Partnership in Diabetes Global Awards
demonstrate Lilly's long-standing commitment to the improvement of
diabetes education and care across the world, and provide an
opportunity to recognize the good work of people in individual
communities. The stories of these winners should serve as
inspiration to us all as we strive to improve the care of people
with diabetes." Lilly's Leadership in Diabetes Through a
long-standing commitment to diabetes care, Lilly provides patients
with breakthrough treatments that enable them to live longer,
healthier and fuller lives. Since 1923, Lilly has been the industry
leader in pioneering therapies to help health care professionals
improve the lives of people with diabetes, and research continues
on innovative medicines to address the unmet needs of patients.
About Eli Lilly and Company Lilly, a leading innovation-driven
corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of first-in-class
and best-in-class pharmaceutical products by applying the latest
research from its own worldwide laboratories and from
collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered
in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers -- through medicines
and information -- for some of the world's most urgent medical
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Eli Lilly and Company CONTACT: Scott MacGregor of Global Product
Communications - Eli Lilly and Company, +1-317-651-1494; or Tracy
Anderson, International Awards Secretariat - Manning Selvage &
Lee, +1-570-474-6713
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