It is with great pleasure and gratitude that I address you as the President of D-Foot International for the Biennium 2023-2025. I feel extremely honoured and privileged to hold this position and the responsibilities that come with it.

First and foremost, I would like to extend my appreciation to our immediate past president, Dr. Vijay Viswanathan, for his leadership and dedication to D-Foot International in the biennium 2021-2023. I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to the outgoing board members who have served selflessly and with unwavering commitment during their tenure.

D-Foot International is a truly global organisation with members from seven regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa (AFR), Europe (EUR), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America and the Caribbean (NACA), South and Central America (SACA), Southeast Asia (SEA), and Western Pacific (WP) regions.

To effectively maximise our impact on the mission of “Ending avoidable lower-limb amputations due to diabetes worldwide,” it is critical for us to create links and establish connections across all regions.

When we unite, we become stronger. Therefore, I believe we should recommence the projects that specifically target economically less fortunate people with diabetes. We have a moral and ethical responsibility to give back to the community and help those who are vulnerable.
Our objective for the upcoming five years (2023–2028) should focus on reducing the rate of limb amputations by 50%. This could be achieved by active cooperation and collaboration among professionals engaged in managing diabetes foot care. Extensive promotion and thorough advancement of knowledge on all aspects of diabetes foot care are the way forward.

I assume the role of President of D-Foot International for the biennium 2023-2025 with optimism and a positive frame of mind.

Kind regards
Zulfiqarali G. Abbas
President (2023 – 2025).