UK Forum

Advancing equity
in diabetes care
for Black populations

Wednesday 26 November 2025 | Coin Street Conference Centre, London

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Dr Ahmed Reja, Past President of the Ethiopian Diabetes Association

Dr Ahmed Reja

Former Chair of the International Diabetes Federation

Last update: 5 March 2024

Dr Ahmed Reja
Former Chair of the International Diabetes Federation
Africa Region

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Dr Ahmed Reja is a healthcare practitioner, specialising in endocrinology, from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). Dr Reja was previously President of the Ethiopian Diabetes Association and Chair of the International Diabetes Federation, Africa Region. 

During his career, he contributed to the establishment of the first digital camera screening service for diabetic retinopathy in Ethiopia, and state of the art Pascal Laser therapy at the Diabetes Centre of Black Lion Hospital of Addis Ababa University. Among his humanitarian activities, he serves as President of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS).

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