Access to health for people living in poverty is more limited and is further aggravated by geographical distances. Rural areas are more destitute, so in Bolivia, it is vital to get eye care messages to more people so that they can access hospitals and receive care. Health promotion and awareness campaigns allow the isolated population in more remote […]
The Eyes of the world projects are committed to sustainability, equity, and quality of eye care. And to optimize this last objective, any tool that allows control and improves the results of cataract surgery is very welcome. For this reason, the Mozambique medical team has been using an application developed by the world’s leading eye health […]
Mozambique has insufficient ophthalmological coverage caused, among other reasons, by the lack of professionals trained in the different disciplines of eye care. Since Eyes of the world began its cooperation programme in Inhambane, it has opted to train local personnel to make eye health accessible to the population. A training aimed not only at specialists […]
In the last surgical commission of 2020 organized by Eyes of the world in Oruro, which took place from December 14 to 19, 23 patients underwent cataract surgery. The commission was carried out with all the protection and prevention measures established by the COVID-19 protocols and was led by Dr. Estanislao Titirico, ophthalmologist from the […]
COVID-19 is a global crisis and as such requires global responses: governments, organizations from all sectors, professionals and the like have been working together, and continue to do so, in order to prevent, detect, and respond to the different requirements that have arisen. The European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), loyal to its […]
On the occasion of World’s Sight Day, Eyes of the world Foundation has broadcast a campaign through social media with the aim of defending the need to garantee eye health for the most vulnerable populations, and show how good sight contributes to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The campaign consisted […]
Since the start of the Covid-19 state of emergency, the ophthalmology services of Inhambane province, which is where the Eyes of the world teams operate, have never come to a complete stop. Logically, eye revision campaigns in schools, surgery commissions and, in general, all activities involving more than 10 people were suspended. But health personnel, […]
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) has donated €17,000, and €10,000 more in a second phase, to the Foundation to guarantee care for eye emergencies in Mopti region (Mali) during the COVID-19 threat. This amount will be devoted to enhance prevention and protection measures, both for eye health professionals and their patients, […]
In February, the team of Eyes of the world based in Mopti (Mali) implemented the following activities aimed to improve the access of the Malian population to eye care: Gender equality training aimed to local employees. Examples of gender stereotypes and their impact on society and health were shared. A number of initiatives addressed to […]
During the last months, there have been different changes in the ophthalmologic attention inside the Sahrawi refugee camps. In October, Dr. Monica Lecumberri joined the programme Eyes of the Sahara as a new medical supervisor. Dr. Lecumberri is a Catalonian ophthalmologist with a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), with […]