Newswise — This will be the first time that the conference will be held on the African continent on the Indian Ocean seaboard;

  • South Africa is the most developed country in Africa with infrastructure to rival many countries in the developed world
  • An exciting academic programme is planned: durban2017.org
  • A number of satellite meetings will also take place in Durban and elsewhere featuring Point-of-care-testing; Diabetes
  • A number of African countries will be well-represented amongst delegates
  • Durban can easily reached by flights and there are excellent hotels to choose from and prices are cheaper than in Europe, America or elsewhere; currency exchange is favourable and subsistence prices will be excellent value.
  • The programme will feature some unique interactive workshops for delegates
  • All posters will be available on a mobile app
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