The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is an alliance of civil society organisations, corporates and professional bodies promoting eye health through advocacy, knowledge and partnerships.

Organisation: IAPB

Press Release 20 September, 2018, Mwanza, Lake Zone, Tanzania: Recent celebrations launched. In its quest to accelerate eye care services to more people in more locations, Brien Holden Vision Institute is collaborating with the Tanzanian-born Dr Moes Nasser and Optometry Giving Sight to implement a new initiative known as Lake Zone Roshanali Nasser’s Outreach Project.…

PNG has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world – nationwide study

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Organisation: IAPB

The first national survey on eye health in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has found that the prevalence of blindness among people aged 50 years and older is 5.6%, which is one of the highest rates in the world. The study, which was recently published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, found the major causes of…

September 24, 2018

Major research underway into avoidable blindness in the occupied Palestinian territories

IAPB

Organisation: IAPB

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) is conducting its second-ever Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) study in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). The study began in July 2018. RAAB is a population-based survey of adults age 50 years and over, using rapid examination techniques. Over 200 RAABs have been completed worldwide, providing…

September 10, 2018

WSD Photo Competition: Popular Picks At the IAPB Council

Tejah Balantrapu

Communications Manager

Organisation: IAPB

IAPB, with support from Bayer, is back with its fourth online photo competition on the theme “Eye Care Everywhere” ending on World Sight Day (11 October 2018). Prizes include a DSLR camera and a cash prize! Find out more at http://photocomp.iapb.org(Do use the hashtag #EyeCareEverywhere). After the immense success of our three successive photo competitions,…

September 6, 2018

IAPB Welcomes Two New Trustees

Emma Foote

Membership & Fundraising Officer

Organisation: IAPB

IAPB recently asked our Group B and C members if they wanted fill one of two vacant positions on the Board of Trustees until 2020. We had an incredible amount of interest in the two positions and would like to thank all those who put themselves forward. Our two new Trustees are two heavy weights…

September 4, 2018

The Chinese Government takes steps to tackle myopia in children

IAPB

Organisation: IAPB

The Chinese government is taking steps to curb the rising levels of myopia (near-sightedness) among children. The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced a new scheme that aims to reduce the myopia rate amongst 6-year-olds to 3% by 2030. This announcement comes following President Xi Jinping’s recent remarks, where he spoke about the need to protect the…

August 30, 2018

Membership Mapping – mapping where you work

Emma Foote

Membership & Fundraising Officer

Organisation: IAPB

As many of our members will know, CEO Peter Holland has been conducting member calls giving all members an opportunity to speak with him directly on matters that effect their organisation. We’ve had an overwhelming response, and the feedback has given IAPB a lot to consider. One area that kept cropping up with every member…

August 28, 2018

He Eye Specialists Hospital Holds Forum on Sight for Africa

Helen Yan

Director PBL Department He Vision Group

Organisation: Shenyang He Eye Hospital

IAPB’s China member, the Shenyang based He Eye Specialists Hospital (HESH) recently organised the 2018 China-Africa Eye Health Cooperation Forum. It was hosted by National Health Commission of P.R.China and co-organised by Orbis International, International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), African Ophthalmology Council (AOC), HESH and National Training Base for Prevention of Blindness. The forum was…

August 24, 2018

The Global Disability Summit – Potential game-changer for disability inclusion, assistive technology and eye care

Zoe Gray

IAPB Advocacy Manager

Organisation: IAPB

The Global Disability Summit, the first of its kind was held on July 24th at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. It was hosted by the UK’s Department for International Development, the government of Kenya and the International Disability Alliance. The Summit aimed to vastly increase the pace breadth and depth of implementation of…

August 24, 2018

Free online course on Diabetic Eye Disease

IAPB

Organisation: IAPB

On Monday 8 October 2018, the International Centre for Eye Health and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are running a new free online course on Diabetic eye disease with the help of its partners FutureLearn. Understand the diabetes challenge and how health professionals can work with people with diabetes to prevent blindness. About…

August 23, 2018

Fighting an epidemic in the Pacific Islands: PNG

Getruth Bare

Getruth Bare, Charge Nurse Manager, Modilon Eye Clinic, Madang Papua New Guinea and Hayley Morrison, Resource Mobilisation Coordinator, The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ celebrate the results from their recent outreach to Ambunti in Papua New Guinea. This programme brings hope and access to sight-saving eye care services for PNG’s indigenous people. The Western Pacific region is home to the…

August 23, 2018

How do we make sure we leave no one behind?

Jacqueline Ramke

The Sustainable Development Goals aim to leave no one behind, We are all working to reduce visual impairment, but do we know if some people are being left behind? write Jacqueline Ramke and Allen Foster. If we do outreach, are we sure we are reaching all the people who need services? In this blog we…

August 20, 2018

Dr Akio Kanai, Recipient of the Brien Holden Humanitarian Award

IAPB

Organisation: IAPB

Dr. Akio Kanai, CEO of Fuji Optical, has been announced as the Brien Holden Humanitarian Award winner for 2018 by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), for his efforts in delivering vision care to refugee communities over more than three decades. The award, honoring the memory and work of Professor Brien Holden, PhD, DSc, FAAO,…

August 20, 2018

Guidelines for Myopia Management

IAPB

Organisation: IAPB

Press Release: Sydney, Australia, 16 August 2018: Brien Holden Vision Institute has launched its “Guidelines for Myopia Management”, an easy-to-use, practical tool developed to assist the busy eye care professional manage patients with myopia. Available freely online, the guidelines provide a framework to inform diagnostic tests, risk assessment, appropriate myopia management options and scheduling follow-up visits and…

August 20, 2018

LCIF Supports New Study in Bhutan

Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota

IAPB South East Asia Regional Coordinator

Organisation: IAPB

Bhutan, the country with the happiness index, may soon see it’s delight go up a notch higher. IAPB South East Asia is working with Bhutan’s ministry of health to run a nation-wide School Eye Health screening survey in 2019. The survey has just secured funding from Lions Clubs International Foundation’s SightFirst programme. With this support,…

August 20, 2018

Webinar: Primary Eye Care Training Manual

Simon Day

Regional Programme Coordinator

Organisation: International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)

Webinar: Primary Eye Care Training Manual IAPB Africa held a Webinar: Primary Eye Care Training Manual on 22 August 2018. It was led by two presenters, Dr Ciku Mathenge, Technical Advisor to WHO AFRO in the development of the package (and IAPB Eye Health Hero) to present on the PEC training Manual document and Dr Bo Wiafe, Chair of the IAPB…

August 17, 2018

IAPB Committee and Work Group meetings 2018

Emma Foote

Membership & Fundraising Officer

Organisation: IAPB

Before the IAPB Council of Members meeting begins there are a number of IAPB Work Group and Committee meetings that you may be involved in, or like to participate in. Below are the details on how you can attend these meetings and where and when they are! Closed meetings are clearly marked and you must…

August 9, 2018

Training and Equipping Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to tackle threat of DR

Selina Madeleine

Global Communications Manager, Public Health

Organisation: Brien Holden Vision Institute

The Aboriginal Vision Programme Team, Brien Holden Vision Institute write about Provision of Eye Health Equipment and Training – the national programme tackling high incidence of Diabetes related blindness in the Indigenous population. “The old saying goes ‘if you love your job, you never work a day in your life’ and I feel lucky that these simple…

August 8, 2018

WHO-LVPEI Workshop on Patient Safety and Improved Treatment Outcomes

Rohit Khanna

L V Prasad Eye Institute is organising a closed-group workshop with the World Health Organization (WHO) on patient safety and improved treatment outcomes. The workshop will be on 13 September and will feed into the session on the same topic at the Council. If you have not done it yet, do register to attend the…

August 8, 2018

Vacancy: Campaign Manager for Our Children’s Vision (UK)

IAPB

Organisation: IAPB

Job: Campaign Manager for Our Children’s Vision – UK, Ireland and Northern Europe Location: Based with Vision Aid Overseas, Crawley, West Sussex (with some home-working possible) Full-time, initial one-year contract (with probable extension to two) Competitive salary, some national and international travel required The Role Our Children’s Vision has been gaining momentum over the last few…

Free eye care services help 20,000 people in Tanzania

PNG has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world – nationwide study

Major research underway into avoidable blindness in the occupied Palestinian territories

WSD Photo Competition: Popular Picks At the IAPB Council

IAPB Welcomes Two New Trustees

The Chinese Government takes steps to tackle myopia in children

Membership Mapping – mapping where you work

He Eye Specialists Hospital Holds Forum on Sight for Africa

The Global Disability Summit – Potential game-changer for disability inclusion, assistive technology and eye care

Free online course on Diabetic Eye Disease

Fighting an epidemic in the Pacific Islands: PNG

How do we make sure we leave no one behind?

Dr Akio Kanai, Recipient of the Brien Holden Humanitarian Award

Guidelines for Myopia Management

LCIF Supports New Study in Bhutan

Webinar: Primary Eye Care Training Manual

IAPB Committee and Work Group meetings 2018

Training and Equipping Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to tackle threat of DR

WHO-LVPEI Workshop on Patient Safety and Improved Treatment Outcomes

Vacancy: Campaign Manager for Our Children’s Vision (UK)

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