Conference Report- Special Collection: Innovate for Impact in Diabetes

Transforming diabetes prevention and care in South Africa: Proceedings and outcomes of the 2025 Diabetes Summit

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Ndinda Makina-Zimalirana, Alexandra van Essche, Penelope Modipane, Herbert M. Makgopa, Mariam Hassen, Asanda Mbewu-Hlobo, Kibachio Joseph Mwangi, Melanie Pienaar
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | Vol 18, No 2 | a5577 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v18i2.5577 | © 2026 Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Ndinda Makina-Zimalirana, Alexandra van Essche, Penelope Modipane, Herbert M. Makgopa, Mariam Hassen, Asanda Mbewu-Hlobo, Kibachio Joseph Mwangi, Melanie Pienaar | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 30 April 2026 | Published: 05 August 2026

About the author(s)

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and Department of Public Health, Medical School, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
Ndinda Makina-Zimalirana, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Alexandra van Essche, Diabetes Alliance South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Penelope Modipane, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Herbert M. Makgopa, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Mariam Hassen, Diabetes Alliance South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Asanda Mbewu-Hlobo, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Kibachio Joseph Mwangi, World Health Organization, Pretoria, South Africa
Melanie Pienaar, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Abstract

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Keywords

Diabetes; Advocacy; Diabetes Summit; Proceedings

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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