Eyes of the world has received with concern the turn in the foreign policy of the Spanish government in relation to Western Sahara and the impact that this new position may have on the health of the Sahrawi refugee population in the camps of Tindouf (Algeria), where the Foundation has an ophthalmological cooperation project underway. […]
Identifying eye and low vision problems in childhood is extremely important since, if caught in time, they can be corrected. Eyes of the world carries out such campaigns in schools for early detection of these problems, preventing them from worsening and leading to irreversible blindness. Most children are unaware they have a visual problem, and […]
World Down Syndrome Day is commemorated every year on March 21. This year in Bolivia, it was celebrated with various actions coordinated by Eyes of the world to offer ophthalmological assistance and prescription lenses in La Paz, Oruro, and Tarija. To carry out this campaign, mobile ophthalmological teams, specialists, and paediatric ophthalmologists were deployed; they […]
In Bolivia, Eyes of the world is constantly working to continue reinforcing the gender approach in the different facets of its programme. The result is reflected in the fact that, during the last year, of the 1,316 people who received training to promote eye health, 78% (1,032) were women. To do this, we worked with […]
The so-called butterfly effect suggests that a small change or disturbance can have a significant effect on another area or even on another continent. “If a butterfly, with its flutter, shakes the air in Beijing today, it could change New York’s climate systems next month”, according to meteorologist James Gleick in 1988. This amplifying result […]
According to data from the Mozambique Ministry of Health, at least 80% of the population uses “traditional medicine” as an alternative to primary health care. Too often, more attention is paid to the strength of ancestral spirits than to the preventative advice of health centres. In many areas, visual impairments and blindness are associated with […]
One of the impactful projects is the distribution of prescription glasses in schools, as refractive errors can hinder vision but can be corrected with lenses. During 2021, Eyes of the world visited 65 schools, including special education schools for children and adolescents with disabilities, in the three areas of intervention within the Bolivia project (Oruro, […]
Eyes of the world reiterates its commitment to the Universal Right to Health; a basic right that must be guaranteed for all people, in any territory and in any context. Therefore, it strongly condemns the flagrant violation of human rights, including the right to health, currently taking place on Ukrainian territory. The Foundation also expresses […]
An important part within the Eyes of the world projects are the campaigns to raise awareness among the population to become aware of the need to care for their eyes to prevent pathologies and to go to the doctor in case they appear. In Mali, during 2021, these campaigns reached nearly 12,000 people, of whom […]
Eyes of the world has been working in Mali for some time to eliminate trachoma, an eye disease transmitted by direct contact with infected people, especially in family environments, and by flies that land on the eyes. When a person is infected by the bacteria, an inward fold forms on their eyelid that causes the […]
On January 26 at 6:30 p.m., Eyes of the world has organized a telematic round table to exchange experiences and share the gender diagnostic work the Foundation has done in recent years in the countries where it has active projects. The objective is to identify the barriers to access to eye care encountered by women […]
People’s eye health does not depend exclusively on the ophthalmic problems they may suffer, there are many conditions of visual well-being such as hygiene, food, income, gender inequality, the environment… That is why Eyes of the world has launched a new project in Mali to combat gender inequality and empower women with the ultimate goal […]
