Maberly, Glen

Prof Glen Maberly

Endocrinology; Senior Staff Specialist Endocrinology; Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals, Director; Western Sydney Diabetes Integrated and Community Health Western Sydney Local Health District
Professor Glen Maberly is a Senior Staff Specialist Endocrinologist at Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals, and the Director Western Sydney Diabetes at Western Sydney Local Health District.Currently Glen is the driving force behind the Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD), to address the epidemic of diabetes in greater western Sydney, where it is estimated that more than 50 per cent of its residents are overweight or obese, and at high risk of diabetes. WSD work includes primary and secondary prevention as well as building the capacity of general practice and community to better manage diabetes. It also includes developing a comprehensive array of digital solutions relevant to this application.Previously, Glen was the founding Executive Director of the Iodine Network, the Flour Fortification Initiative and Rice Fortification Network working with the UN organisations, Global Public Health organisations and agro business to reduce the global burden of vitamin and mineral deficiency in over 120 countries around the world. Throughout his career, Prof Maberly has focused on fostering public-private-civic partnerships and bring public health evidence based research findings to large scale implementation.

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