STEPS
Diabetes & Family Wellbeing
Empowering Families, Transforming Lives
STEPS: Diabetes & Family Wellbeing is a year-long initiative running throughout 2025, sponsored by MERCK in collaboration with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). This program is designed to raise awareness, provide education, and support families in managing diabetes effectively.
Taking place across Gulf countries, STEPS will feature a series of educational and awareness meetings conducted in partnership with respected national healthcare organizations in each country. These meetings will include:
Our Mission
This “STEPS” theme is, “Diabetes & Family Well-being,” builds upon the IDF’s focus on “Diabetes & Well-being” & emphasizing the critical role of the family as a sample of the whole community.
Within a single family, members may be at different stages of the diabetes continuum, from prevention and prediabetes to living with diabetes and its complications.
Also, By strengthening the family engagement and support, we can empower individuals to better manage their condition, improve early detection, and foster healthier lifestyles within communities.
