XXII ISGEO CONGRESS September 2014, London, UK
|
|
|
- Della Randall
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF GEOGRAPHICAL & EPIDEMIOLOGICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE D OPHTALMOLOGIE GEOGRAPHIQUE ET EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE XXII ISGEO CONGRESS September 2014, London, UK THEME: Health systems research for eyecare delivery John Snow lecture theatre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK Provisional programme
2 11th September Registration Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks ISGEO Mission and Vision Key Note Address: Vote of Thanks: GVS Murthy (5 mins) Jim Ganley (5 mins) Evaluation of complex interventions. Clare Gilbert Parikshit Gogate SCIENTIFIC SESSION I. Health Systems Research Chairs: Allen Foster and Rajiv Khandekar Enhancing eye care service through mentoring. Dr. Asim Sil Exploring population distribution of blindness to inform universal access to eye care service. Jacqui Ramke (15 mins) Using administrative data to assess cataract outreach programme outcomes. Robert Finger (15 mins) Mapping human resources for eye health in sub-saharan Africa: progress towards VISION Jen Palmer (15 mins) Circumventing free care and shouting louder : Eye health system sustainability in government and mission facilities in north-west Tanzania. Jen Palmer (15 mins) Can international health programmes be sustained after the end of international funding? The case of eye care interventions in Ghana. Karl Blanchet (15 mins) Tea/Coffee SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2. Child eye health Chairs: Parikshit Gogate and Asim Sil Outcomes of congenital and developmental cataracts operated in Durban, South Africa. Parikshit Gogate (15 mins) Main visual symptoms and spectacle coverage in a Brazilian population. Lucieni Barbarini (15 mins) Impact of correcting refractive errors and low vision in deaf-mute students. Parikshit Gogate (15 mins) Refractive errors in a Brazilian population: age and gender distribution. Lucieni Barbarini (15 mins) Impact of visual acuity screening cut-off and spectacle wearing rates in India. Priya Morjaria (15 mins)
3 Lunch SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2. Child eye health (continued) Chairs: GVS Murthy and Khumbo Kalua Evaluation of accuracy of visual assessment by school teachers with primary eye care workers as reference in the School Eye Screening Programme in Delhi schools. Praveen Vashist (15 mins) Low Vitamin D Status is a Risk Factor for Tanzanian Endemic Optic Neuropathy. Andrew Blaikie (15 mins) Raid Fire presentations: Development of a planning and reporting tool for retinoblastoma management in the VISION 2020 paediatric LINKS in Africa. Lindsay Hampejsková (8 mins) International collaboration in eye care education, situational analysis of COECSA-RCOphth VISION2020 Link. Nyawira Mwang (8 mins) Low vision services in tertiary hospitals in south-east Nigeria: provider and user perspectives. Henrietta Monye (8 mins) Seasonal variations in cataract surgery in three tertiary level eye hospitals in two terrain regions of Nepal. A mixed methods study. Pradeep Bastola (8 mins) Barriers to effective diabetic retinopathy services in Ibadan, Nigeria: a qualitative study. Oluafemi Ibrahim (8 mins) Tea break SESSION 4. ELIZABETH CASS LECTURE RAAB: past, present and future Chair: Jim Ganley Introduction to Elizabeth Cass Lecture Introduction of the Speaker Elizabeth Cass Lecture Clare Gilbert GVS Murthy Dr Hans Limburg ISGEO GBM Drinks and snacks
4 12th September : Key Note Address: Matthew Burton Global efforts for trachoma control: update and challenges :00 SCIENTIFIC SESSION 5. Diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma Chairs: Robert Lindfield and Praveen Vashist Practices of eye care providers and their clients with regard to diabetic retinopathy in cities in India. GVS Murthy (15 mins) Diabetic retinopathy proportion affected, severity, associated risk factors and level of awareness about retinopathy in diabetics and treating physicians: a hospital based study. Navratan Dhanuka (15 mins) Agreement in measurement of optic cup-to-disc ratio with stereo bio-microscopic funduscopy and digital image analysis. The Nigeria national blindness and visual impairment survey.fatima Kyari (15 mins) Transcleral diode laser as alternative treatment for all stages of glaucoma in Bauchi, Nigeria. Abdull M Mahdi (15 mins) Glaucoma in Nigeria. Title to be confirmed. Fatima Kyari (15 mins) Rapid Fire presentations: Glaucoma care pathway in a tertiary facility in Southern Nigeria: predictors of and barriers associated with poor follow up. Rita Momoh (8 mins) Situation analysis and mapping of services for diabetic retinopathy in health care institutions in Western province, Sri Lanka. Mapa Prabhath Piyasena (8 mins) Discussion: 10 minutes Tea/coffee SCIENTIFIC SESSION 6. Geographic Ophthalmology Chairs: Clare Gilbert and Jacqui Ramke Trachoma in the city of Botucatu, State of Sao Paulo results of a journey against a blinding disease. Roberta Lilian Fernandes de Sousa Meneghim (15 mins) Review of a post-soviet eye health care system in Central Asia: from Panacea to Hygeia in the Republic of Tajikistan. Christopher Leak (15 mins) Rapid Fire presentations Prevalence and causes of function low vision: results from RAAB surveys. Muhammad Javed (8 mins) Barriers to uptake of Low vision services among adult Bangladeshi communities in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. Ikwe Mkparu (8 mins) Discussion: 10 minutes
5 :00 Lunch KEY NOTE ADDRESS. Don de Savigny How can eye care systems benefit from health systems research? Introduction: Karl Blanchet 14:00-16:30 SCIENTIFIC SESSION 7.Cataract, economics and blindness Chairs: Robert Finger and Fatima Kyari Developing a low cost model for community-based screening of diabetic retinopathy in urban slums of Delhi. Praveen Vashist (15 mins) Factors associated with the outcome of cataract surgery in sub-saharan Africa. Robert Lindfield (15 mins) Blindness, visual impairment and associated factors in a Brazilian district. Lucieni Barbarini (15 mins) Meta analysis to compare the safety and efficacy of manual small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification. Parikshit Gogate (15 mins) The impact of financial changes on cataract surgical services and patient profile in Agogo, Ghana. Heidi Laviers (15 mins) Population preferences and willingness to pay for cataract surgery in rural India. Muralikrishnan Radhakrishnan (15 mins) Closing remarks POSTERS Prevalence of refractive errors in secondary school children in Aba, Abia state, Nigeria. Chinonso Ibekwe Primary eye care practices among trained and untrained community health nurses in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Isaac Baffoe
National blindness control programme Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Research Article National blindness control programme Gandhinagar, Gujarat Shilpa Bhatt 1*, Pina Soni 2, Alok Chaurasia 3 in district 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, GMERS, Gandhinagar,
STATUS OF EAR AND HEARING CARE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA REGION
STATUS OF EAR AND HEARING CARE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA REGION Dr. Suneela Garg Director Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India Director - Society for Sound
Closing the Gap: Advancing Indigenous Eye Health Across Diverse Regions and Systems
Closing the Gap: Advancing Indigenous Eye Health Across Diverse Regions and Systems Jatkar U, Anjou M, Schubert N, Roberts P, Taylor HR Uma Jatkar, Indigenous Eye Health National Rural Health Alliance
Report on National Workshop on CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS. Venue Dr. Shroff s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi. Date 13 th March 2005.
Report on National Workshop on CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS Venue Dr. Shroff s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi Date 13 th March 2005. PREFACE Dear Friends, Although there are focused efforts to tackle Childhood
The countries included in this analysis are presented in Table 1 below along with the years in which the surveys were conducted.
Extended Abstract Trends and Inequalities in Access to Reproductive Health Services in Developing Countries: Which services are reaching the poor? Emmanuela Gakidou, Cecilia Vidal, Margaret Hogan, Angelica
Epidemiology of cataract surgeries in Hooghly district of West Bengal India
Original Research Article Kunal Kanti De 1, Dan Amitabha 2,*, Pasi AR 3, Jalaluddeen M 4, Roy Bibhash 5 1 Deputy CMOH, 5 Deputy Assistant Director of Health Services, West Bengal Public Health & Administrative
PROGRAMME DAY I - 16th March 2010, TUESDAY
INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMIC CONFERENCE 2010 07.30 to 08.30 Registration Session I Vitreo-Retina 08:30 am 11:00 am Venue Grand Hyatt, Affrah Ballroom Chairman Dr. Sawsan Nowilaty Co-Chairman Dr. Samer El Sherbiny
Improving Eye Health. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Improving Eye Health Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Local Eye Care Plan 2013-2018 1. Introduction On the 18 th September 2013 the Welsh Government published Together for Health: Eye Health Care,
Causes of blindness at Nkhoma Eye Hospital,
European Journal of Ophthalmology / Vol. 18 no. 6, 2008 / pp. 1002-1006 SHORT COMMUNICATIONS & CASE REPORTS Causes of blindness at Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Malawi J.C. SHERWIN 1, W.H. DEAN 2, N.H. METCALFE
Downloaded from:
Bastawrous, A; Dean, WH; Sherwin, JC (2013) Blindness and visual impairment due to age-related cataract in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review of recent population-based studies. The British journal
Full list of payments made to projects in 2017
DfID SAFE Ethiopia Non-SSI IP 3,724,841.06 DfID SAFE Chad Non-SSI IP 1,893,149.00 QEDJT Kenya Implementing Partner Non SSI 1,261,816.00 Inegrated Neglected Tropical Diseases Control 1,171,233.68 DfID SAFE
Global Coalition for Hearing Health REPORT
Global Coalition for Hearing Health REPORT Society for Sound Hearing International formalized the alliance with Global Coalition for Hearing Health for which a MoU was executed. The tentative terms were
Andrew Francis, MSIII Boston University School of Medicine Unite For Sight Chapter President and Global Impact Volunteer ACCRA, GHANA
Andrew Francis, MSIII Boston University School of Medicine Unite For Sight Chapter President and Global Impact Volunteer ACCRA, GHANA Acknowledgements Thank you My project is funded by a grant from the
Regional disparities in human resources and infrastructure in public eye care services in Uzbekistan
398 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Regional disparities in human resources and infrastructure in public eye care services in Uzbekistan Kamola Babamuradova¹, Zafar Sidikov², Masao Ichikawa³ ¹ Department of Global Health
Status of Eye Care in South East Asia Region
Status of Eye Care in South East Asia Region Delhi J Ophthalmol 2013; 24 (2): 114-118 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7869/djo.2013.25 * GVS Murthy, **Sumit Malhotra, **Praveen Vashist *Director, South Asia
Welcome to today s webinar
Welcome to today s webinar Now that you have joined, you will notice that you are on mute. It will stay on this slide and you will not hear anything until approximately 2:05pm. If you have any questions
Curriculum Vitae at a glance
Current Position: Curriculum Vitae at a glance Dr. Ziya Siddiqui M.S. Ophthalmology : 2003, A.M.U. Aligarh M.B.B.S: 1998, A.M.U. Aligarh Assistant professor in Ophthalmology in the Institute of Ophthalmology,
Overview. Retinal vascularisation during development. Classification of ROP. Visual loss from retinopathy of prematurity: first global estimates
Visual loss from retinopathy of prematurity: first global estimates Overview ROP - the condition, risk factors and control ROP as a cause of visual loss Earlier estimates New global estimates MARCH seminar,
ICO and Capacity Building for Human Resources for Eye Health
ICO and Capacity Building for Human Resources for Eye Health William C. Felch, Jr. Chief Executive Officer, International Council of Ophthalmology Human Resources for Eye Health (HReH): Bridging the Gap
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD EB115/29 115th Session November 2004 Provisional agenda item 4.15 International Plan of Action on Ageing: report on implementation Report by the Secretariat 1.
CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS 2009 REPORT FOR LIONS SIGHT FIRST EYE (LSFEH) HOSPITAL, BLANTYRE, MALAWI
CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS 2009 REPORT FOR LIONS SIGHT FIRST EYE (LSFEH) HOSPITAL, BLANTYRE, MALAWI Introduction Lions Sight First eye hospital (LSFEH), located at Queen Elizabeth Hospital premises in Blantyre,
Who we are. We envision a world where high quality eye health and vision care is accessible to all people.
Who we are The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is an international optometric association founded in 1927. The WCO represents over 200,000 optometrists in more than 60 countries, through almost 300 Country,
C ataract is one of the main causes of global blindness
1478 EXTENDED REPORT Delay in presentation to hospital for surgery for congenital and developmental cataract in Tanzania J Mwende, A Bronsard, M Mosha, R Bowman, R Geneau, P Courtright... See end of article
Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector
TOWARDS UNIVERSAL ACCESS? Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector Yves Souteyrand, WHO October 2011 Towards universal access targets UN General Assembly High level Meeting June
Ocular morbidity in the rural areas of Allahabad, India
Original articles Ocular morbidity in the rural areas of Allahabad, India Singh A 1, Dwivedi S, 2 Dabral SB 2, Bihari V 3, Rastogi AK 2, Kumar D 2 1 Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical
Original Article INTRODUCTION. Abstract
Original Article DOI: 10.17354/ijss/2016/208 Reduction in Corneal Diameter Following Cataract Surgery: A Comparison between Those Who Underwent Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification at
Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Urban Southern China: The Liwan Eye Study METHODS
Clinical and Epidemiologic Research Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Urban Southern China: The Liwan Eye Study Wenyong Huang, 1 Guofu Huang, 1 Dandan Wang, 1 Qiuxia Yin, 1 Paul J. Foster, 2 and Mingguang
Time to Invest: Building the case for investment in contraception
Time to Invest: Building the case for investment in contraception Improved Gender Equity Index score Increased GDP per capita Foreign aid as a % of government revenue falling Increased girl s primary school
Diabetic Retinopathy. Pankaj Vishwakarma Head of Programme Development, Sightsavers, India Regional Office
Diabetic Retinopathy Pankaj Vishwakarma Head of Programme Development, Sightsavers, India Regional Office www.vision2020india.org Disease Burden: Overall View 20 year ago Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) was17th
Indicators for monitoring cataract surgery outcomes; evolution and importance
Editorial ; evolution and importance Khandekar R 1, May W 1, 2, Alasbali T 3 1 King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 Wilmer Eye Institute, Maryland, USA 3 Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic
Original Article. Materials and Methods
AOP*** 7 Original Article Barriers to follow-up for pediatric cataract surgery in Maharashtra, India: How regular follow-up is important for good outcome. The Miraj Pediatric Cataract Study II Parikshit
WHO Consultation on universal access to core malaria interventions in high burden countries: main conclusions and recommendations
WHO Consultation on universal access to core malaria interventions in high burden countries: main conclusions and recommendations 12-15 February 2018 Salle XI, ILO Building, Geneva, Switzerland Country
Downloaded from:
Gogate, P; Kalua, K; Courtright, P (2009) Blindness in childhood in developing countries: time for a reassessment? PLoS medicine, 6 (12). e1000177. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000177
7.5 South-East Asian Region: summary of planned activities, impact and costs
PART II: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL SCENARIOS FOR TB CONTROL 26 215 7.5 South-East Asian Region: summary of planned activities, impact and costs Achievements DOTS expanded rapidly in the South-East Asian Region
A Systematic Appraisal of the Factors Influencing Antenatal Services and Delivery Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
A Systematic Appraisal of the Factors Influencing Antenatal Services and Delivery Care in Sub-Saharan Africa Nancy Innocentia Ebu University of Cape Coast School of Nursing, Ghana Commonwealth Nurses Conference
The meeting is a follow-up to the Male Circumcision Operations Research meeting held in June 2007 and the MC Move meeting held April 2009.
Purpose & General Objective The two-day meeting will bring together individuals and groups working to expand male circumcision services for HIV prevention following the March 2007 WHO/UNAIDS recommendation
o A solid evidence base
School-Based Deworming An Education Policy Priority o A solid evidence base o A simple, safe and cost-effective solution Lesley Drake University of California, Berkeley, April 2010 400 000 000 children
Health literacy of adult Vietnamese population in relation to common eye conditions and factors for not seeking an eye examination
Original Article Health literacy of adult Vietnamese population in relation to common eye conditions and factors for not seeking an eye examination Prakash Paudel 1, Thomas Naduvilath 1, Vilas Kovai 1,
Who we are. We envision a world where high quality eye health and vision care is accessible to all people.
Who we are The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is an international optometric association founded in 1927. The WCO represents over 200,000 optometrists in more than 60 countries, through almost 300 Country,
Situational analysis of infrastructure and human resources for diabetic retinopathy services in Tanzania
Journal of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa December 2014 Situational analysis of infrastructure and human resources for diabetic retinopathy services in Tanzania Mafwiri M 1, Mwakyusa
Prof. Dr. Deen Mohd. Noorul Huq Director cum Professor, NIO&H & Line Director, National Eye Care
SITUATION ANALYSIS: EYE CARE IN BANGLADESH Prof. Dr. Deen Mohd. Noorul Huq Director cum Professor, NIO&H & Line Director, National Eye Care Prevalence of blindness Overall prevalence of blindness 1.53%
Social economic development in the prevention of global blindness
Br J Ophthalmol 2;85:653 657 653 Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA VHHo University of California at Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA I R Schwab Correspondence to: Ivan
ORIGINAL RESEARCH. Abstract:
ORIGINAL RESEARCH A study of frequency and etiopathogenesis of corneal blindness at tertiary health care centre Nikose A 1, Sthapak A 2, Ladhdha P 3, Bisen H 4, Kabra A 5, Bisen R 3 Abstract: 1 Associate
18 th International Conference on Glaucoma and Retinal Diseases September 24-25, 2018 Dallas, USA. Theme: Clinical Glaucoma and Ophthalmic Research
w conferenceseries LLC Ltd Tentative Program 18 th International Conference on Glaucoma and Retinal Diseases September 24-25, 2018 Dallas, USA Theme: Clinical Glaucoma and Ophthalmic Research **For Available
POST CONFERENCE REPORT. Venue: ISSER Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. 7 th 11 th March, 2015
Venue: ISSER Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana 7 th 11 th March, 2015 POST CONFERENCE REPORT By: Frances Baaba Da-Costa Vrom, Co-chair of the LOC Elikplim Acoribo, Chair of the LOC Dr. Ghislain Kouematchoua,
Initiatives to address inequity
Initiatives to address inequity A REPORT BY SEVA Seva Canada Society #100 2000 West 12th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6J 2G2 Tel: 604-713-6622 Toll free: 1-877-460-6622 Fax: 604-733-4292 E-mail: admin@seva.ca
PROGRESS REPORT ON CHILD SURVIVAL: A STRATEGY FOR THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS
29 June 2009 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fifty-ninth session Kigali, Republic of Rwanda, 31 August 4 September 2009 Provisional agenda item 9.2 PROGRESS REPORT ON CHILD SURVIVAL: A
Copyright 2011 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) All rights reserved ISBN
UNAIDS DATA TABLES 2011 Copyright 2011 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) All rights reserved ISBN 978-92-9173-945-5 UNAIDS / JC2225E The designations employed and the presentation of
Main global and regional trends
I N T R O D U C T I O N Main global and regional trends Promising developments have been seen in recent years in global efforts to address the AS epidemic, including increased access to effective treatment
SUMMARY OF THE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY INITIATIVES IN INDIA MID-TERM REVIEW
SUMMARY OF THE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY INITIATIVES IN INDIA MID-TERM REVIEW Review conducted by Amaltas, India. Submitted January 2017 AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE TRUST S DIABETIC
Appendix A: Literature search strategy
Appendix A: Literature search strategy The following databases were searched: Cochrane Library Medline Embase CINAHL World Health organisation library Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region(IMEMR),
CHAIR: DR JORGE SAMPAIO, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL ENVOY TO STOP TB AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
PROVISIONAL AGENDA WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL 2009 SESSION 1: THE CHALLENGE OF M/XDR-TB: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHAIR: DR JORGE SAMPAIO, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL ENVOY TO STOP TB AND FORMER PRESIDENT
Towards universal access
Key messages Towards universal access Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector September 2009 Progress report Towards universal access provides a comprehensive global update on progress
Human Resources for Health Strategy Consultation: Response from International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
Human Resources for Health Strategy Consultation: Response from International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) IAPB welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on a Global Health
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BLINDING EYE DISEASES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA AS SEEN IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BLINDING EYE DISEASES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA AS SEEN IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL BY EKPENYONG, B. N. DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR CROSS RIVER
PROVISIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME AND TIMETABLE
PROVISIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME AND TIMETABLE Thursday 17 th October, 2013 09.00- : Executive meetings (only for the Executive and the International Advisory Boards of EURIPA and the Executive of EGPRN),
Common eye diseases in children of rural community in Goro district, Central Ethiopia
Original article Common eye diseases in children of rural community in Goro district, Central Ethiopia Mohammed Shaffi, Abebe Bejiga Abstract Background: Very few reports exist regarding the causes of
BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF CATARACT SURGERY IN A RURAL POPULATION OF SOUTH KARNATAKA, INDIA
IJCRR Vol 05 issue 12 Section: Healthcare Category: Research Received on: 13/05/13 Revised on: 06/06/13 Accepted on: 28/06/13 BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF CATARACT SURGERY IN A RURAL POPULATION OF SOUTH Guruprasad
Costs of Eye Care Services: Prospective Study from a Faith-based Hospital in Zambia
Ophthalmic Epidemiology ISSN: 0928-6586 (Print) 1744-5086 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/iope20 Costs of Eye Care Services: Prospective Study from a Faith-based Hospital in Zambia
Refractive errors as a cause of childhood blindness in school going children of a rural set-up
Original article Refractive errors as a cause of childhood blindness in school going children of a rural set-up Pradnya L. Samant, Surekha V. Bangal 2, Purushottam A. Giri 3, Akshay J. Bhandari 4 Intern,
Analysis of Causes of Blindness among South Indian Population
Original article Analysis of Causes of Blindness among South Indian Population Anandhi D 1, Sivathanu SB 2, Heber Anandan 3, Rajalakshmi A 4 1, 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Tirunelveli
CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS: RESULTS FROM WES T AFRICA, SOUTH INDIA AND CHILE
CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS: RESULTS FROM WES T AFRICA, SOUTH INDIA AND CHILE C. E. GILBERT I, R. CANOVAS 2, M. HAGAN 3, S. RA0 4 and A. FOSTER I London; Concepcion, Chile; Accra, Ghana; and Madurai,
We are nearly there. Close the Gap for Vision
We are nearly there Close the Gap for Vision Executive summary Australia is on the verge of closing the gap in Indigenous eye health Elimination of trachoma Sight restoration for ~4,000 Indigenous Australians
--- introduced by --- Ian Wishart
Innovative Screening Models and Their Impact on Global Eye Health --- introduced by --- Ian Wishart The Fred Hollows Foundation Innovative Screening Models and Their Impact on Global Eye Health Alan L.
People left behind: Sex workers
GAP Report 2014 People left behind: Sex workers Link with the pdf, Sex workers I am a sex worker. I face these issues. HIV prevalence among sex workers, 2009 2013 Source: Global AIDS Response Progress
Repellent Soap. The Jojoo Mosquito. Africa s innovative solution to Malaria prevention. Sapphire Trading Company Ltd
The Jojoo Mosquito Repellent Soap Africa s innovative solution to Malaria prevention Sapphire Trading Company Ltd P.O.Box: 45938-00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254 735 397 267 +254 733 540 868 +254 700 550
Trends in HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia, and its challenge. Taro Yamamoto Institute of Tropical Medicine Nagasaki University
Trends in HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia, and its challenge Taro Yamamoto Institute of Tropical Medicine Nagasaki University Millennium Development Goals Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Goal 2.
Progress of the Kala-azar Elimination Programme
SEA CD 153 Distribution: General Progress of the Kala-azar Elimination Programme Report of the Review Meeting Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 August 2006 Regional Office for South-East Asia New Delhi World Health
How Do Community Health Workers Contribute to Better Nutrition?
How Do Community Health Workers Contribute to Better Nutrition? Institutionalizing Community Health Conference 2017, South Africa March 2017 Sascha Lamstein, PhD Technical Advisor and Systems Thinking
Curriculum Vitae - Nahid Akhter Jahan
Curriculum Vitae - Nahid Akhter Jahan Institute of Health Economics University of Dhaka Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh Tel: 880 2 9661920-59, ext. 8645 (Office) 880 2 8715283 (Residence) 880 1716444593 (Cellular)
Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment : a systematic review and meta-analysis
Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment 199 22: a systematic review and meta-analysis Seth R Flaxman*, Rupert R A Bourne*, Serge Resnikoff, Peter Ackland, Tasanee Braithwaite, Maria V
The outlook for hundreds of thousands adolescents is bleak.
Adolescents & AIDS Dr. Chewe Luo Chief HIV/AIDS, UNICEF Associate Director, Programmes Division 28/11/17 Professor Father Micheal Kelly Annual Lecture on HIV/AIDS Dublin, Ireland The outlook for hundreds
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL NETWORK PLANNING MEETING AND CONTINENTAL CONSULTATION FOR DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION FOCAL POINTS. Draft Agenda
AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE UNIÃO AFRICANA Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA P. O. Box 3243 Telephone : 011-551 7700 Fax : 011-551 7844 website : www. africa-union.org CONTINENTAL EXPERTS MEETING CAPE TOWN SOUTH
CATARACT BLINDNESS AND BARRIERS TO CATARACT SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN THREE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA. OLULEYE T.
CATARACT BLINDNESS AND BARRIERS TO CATARACT SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN THREE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA. BY OLULEYE T.S, [FWACS, FMCOPH] C / O DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
J Ophthalmol East Cent & S Afr. July 2016; 20(1): 26-32
Prevalence and causes of blindness and severe visual impairment (BL/SVI) among children in Ntungamo district, Southwestern Uganda: A key informant cross-sectional population survey Arunga S, Onyango J,
NO CHILD SHOULD DIE OF DIABETES
NO CHILD SHOULD DIE OF DIABETES THE PROBLEM There is an estimated 1 million youth under the age of 25 with diabetes in the world. In high income countries, children with diabetes have full access to the
Prevention of Blindness and Deafness News
Ed. 3, October 2011 Prevention of Blindness and Deafness News We have held back the September edition of the newsletter to October - to coincide with World Sight Day, which is held annually on the second
Generating and using research to improve women s economic opportunities
OVERVIEW GROWTH AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN CHRISTOPHER HERWIG: UN PHOTO MULTI-FUNDER INITIATIVE Generating and using research to improve women s economic opportunities Women around the world
Outcome of cataract surgery is: the change in functional disability as a result of cataract operation usually expressed as visual acuity
Routine Monitoring i of Cataract t Outcome Outcome of cataract surgery is: the change in functional disability as a result of cataract operation usually expressed as visual acuity Outcome depends on: skills
15 TH LATEST ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRY SYMPOSIUM
15 TH LATEST ADVANCES IN PSYCHIATRY SYMPOSIUM AN UPDATE ON PSYCHIATRY: FROM GAMBLING TO GUIDELINES AND BEYOND Tuesday 19th April 2016 Royal College of Physicians, Regent s Park, London A collaboration
A Clinical Study of Childhood Blindness
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-issn: 2279-0853, p-issn: 2279-0861.Volume 16, Issue 1 Ver. V (January. 2017), PP 07-12 www.iosrjournals.org A Clinical Study of Childhood Blindness
Report of International Ear Care Day held in WHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland 3 March 2013
Report of International Ear Care Day held in WHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland 3 March 2013 360 million people, representing 5.3% of the world s population are affected by disabling hearing loss. Many of the
6 th World Congress on Hypertension and Public Health
6 th World Congress on Hypertension and Public Health November 21-22, 2018 Paris, France Theme: Hypertension, A Challenge Towards Public Health & Safety https://hypertensioncongress.cardiologymeeting.com/
Combating NCDs Challenge and the Evolving Responses in India
Combating NCDs Challenge and the Evolving Responses in India Dr Sudhir Gupta Addl. Dy. Director General Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 2 nd November 2012 1 Contents of presentation NCDs as a public
Original Article. Awareness of and Attitude towards Glaucoma among an Adult Rural Population of Osun State, Southwest Nigeria
Original Article Awareness of and Attitude towards Glaucoma among an Adult Rural Population of Osun State, Southwest Nigeria Michaeline A. Isawumi, Mustapha B. Hassan, Patience O. Akinwusi 1, Olalekan
T he control of blindness in children is one of the priority
941 WORLD VIEW Causes and temporal trends of blindness and severe visual impairment in children in schools for the blind in North India J S Titiyal, N Pal, GVSMurthy, S K Gupta, R Tandon, R B Vajpayee,
HIV/AIDS Country Publications
1 de 5 01/07/2008 18:18 Publications POLICY at Barcelona The following are abstracts of papers and posters accepted for presentation at the International AIDS Conference 2002: Cost savings and affordability
Strategic Plan - Jan Dec 16 (southasia.cochrane.org)
Strategic Plan - Jan 2015- Dec 16 (southasia.cochrane.org) Our Network Centre s C o c h r a n e S o u t h A s i a C a r m a n B l o c k, 2 n d F l o o r, C h r i s t i a n M e d i c a l C o l l e g e,
increased efficiency. 27, 20
Table S1. Summary of the evidence on the determinants of costs and efficiency in economies of scale (n=40) a. ECONOMETRIC STUDIES (n=9) Antiretroviral therapy (n=2) Scale was found to explain 48.4% of
World Food Programme (WFP)
UNAIDS 2016 REPORT World Food Programme (WFP) Unified Budget Results and Accountability Framework (UBRAF) 2016-2021 2 Contents Achievements 2 Introduction 2 Innovative testing strategies 2 Access to treatment
Number of people receiving ARV therapy in developing and transitional countries by region,
Progress in numbers The last six months have seen dramatic progress toward the 3 by 5 target. Between June and, the number of people receiving antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in developing and transitional
T here are estimated to be 1.4 million blind children worldwide,
526 WORLD VIEW Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in Ethiopia A B Kello, C Gilbert... Series editors: W V Good and S Ruit See end of article for authors
Maternal Mortality: What To Measure?
Maternal Mortality: What To Measure? Deborah Maine, DrPH AMDD Program, Columbia University Maternal Health Symposium Tokyo, June 2003 MDG Goal: Improve maternal health Target: Reduce the MM Ratio by 3/4
Health Information Systems Programme. Kristin Braa & Johan Sæbu University of Oslo
Health Information Systems Programme Kristin Braa & Johan Sæbu University of Oslo Health Information Systems Program District Health Information System DHIS 2 HISP a global action research network headed
Prevention and care towards vulnerable and stigmatized populations (MSM, drug users, sex workers)
Prevention and care towards vulnerable and stigmatized populations (MSM, drug users, sex workers) Joseph LARMARANGE - CEPED/IRD Symposium ANRS - AIDS 2012-23 July 2012 Epidemiological context» South America
Access to reproductive health care global significance and conceptual challenges
08_XXX_MM1 Access to reproductive health care global significance and conceptual challenges Dr Lale Say World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research From Research to Practice:
Eye Care in Action: Optometry in Aboriginal health services
Eye Care in Action: Optometry in Aboriginal health services Anna Morse & Luke Arkapaw Public Health Division Brien Holden Vision Institute A multidisciplinary collaborative global research, development,
Universal Access to Reproductive Health: Strengthening Institutional Capacity. Why? What? And How?
Universal Access to Reproductive Health: Strengthening Institutional Capacity Why? What? And How? Presented at International Workshop on Capacity-Building in Programme Management on Population and Development,
Original Article Barriers to up take cataract Surgery in Gandaki Zone, Nepal
Kathmandu University Medical Journal (2003) Vol. 2, No. 2, Issue 6, 103-112 Original Article Barriers to up take cataract Surgery in Gandaki Zone, Nepal Sapkota YD 1, Pokharel GP 1, Dulal S 1, Byanju RN
MULTISECTORAL COLLABORATION FOR THE 21 September 2017 PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ZOONOSES PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES
SEVENTH ASIA PACIFIC WORKSHOP ON WPR/DSE/ESR(05)/2017.1a MULTISECTORAL COLLABORATION FOR THE 21 September 2017 PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ZOONOSES Manila, Philippines 19 21 September 2017 English only PROVISIONAL