Community Health Workers: Review of Reviews K. Scott, S. W. Beckham, M. Gross, G. Pariyo, K. D. Rao, G. Cometto & H. B. Perry, What do we Know about Community-based Health Worker Programs? A Systematic Review of Existing Reviews on Community Health Workers, Human Resources for Health, 2018, 16. FINDINGS: We identified 122 reviews (75…
The past year has been a complex and challenging one for aid and development transparency. To help fulfil development needs and ambitious global objectives, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), more and better aid and development finance than ever is required, especially at a time when some donors’ budgets are being reduced. To help…
The Federal government has launched the second National Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDP) to deepen healthcare service delivery in the country. The new NSHDP was initiated after the first plan came to an end in 2015 after a five-year period. Launching the new plan at the ongoing National Council on Health (NCH) in Kano State,…
On June 14th – just before the WOC in Barcelona, professionals from around the world gathered to support and launch a new global Agreement on the use of donated human tissue for ocular transplantation, research, and future technologies, named the Barcelona Principles: An Agreement on the use of human donated tissue for ocular transplantation, research…
A total of 8,000 participants from 146 countries benefited from the WOC2018 scientific programme that included the latest developments in eye health, eye disease management, and ophthalmic education. Spread over four days, more than 400 sessions and 623 e-posters were presented. The WOC2018 scientific programme proved to be an incredibly valuable learning experience. We invite…
There is a growing recognition in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) of the need for increased sub-specialisation in areas of ophthalmic care such as glaucoma, cornea, oculoplastic, paediatric ophthalmology and retinal services. The College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) and West Africa College of Surgeons (WACS) had been working separately on ways to…
Recognizing that uncorrected refractive errors is a barrier to learning among many children, the Institute was invited to make a presentation on NGO support to addressing refractive errors among school children at the South Africa inaugural conference on Care and Support to Teaching and Learning (CSTL). The conference was organized by the National Department of…
Up to 75% of all blindness and visual impairment is preventable, but it takes the right human resources to stop these conditions in their tracks. This is why, since 2016, Orbis International Africa, in partnership with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in Africa, the Amref International University and the College of Ophthalmology of…
IAPB believes “that by working together we have far greater chances of achieving change than any one organisation can alone.” To this end, IAPB actively seeks partnerships and collaboration with others as an effective means to achieve its vision. Partnerships and collaboration are often spoken about as ways to achieve greater impact, but it isn’t…
The Africa Health Observatory (AHO), a product of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa, is a web-based platform that serves four functions: a) Storage and sharing of data and statistics for elaboration; b) Production and sharing of evidence through the analysis and synthesis of information; c) Sustaining networks and communities, for better translation…
A new World Health Organization Report, Saving Lives, Spending Less: A Strategic Response to NCDs, has put forward 6 recommendations to combat the global epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Convened by Dr Tedros to advise on accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 on the prevention and treatment of NCDs, the Commission has stated that…
This workshop was the fourth such event, building on the success of similar workshops in Ghana (2014 and 2015) and Togo (2017). The overall objective of these workshops has been to equip the eye health sector with the tools and techniques to integrate the planning the eye heath workforce into broader national HRH plans as…
The IAPB Council of Members 2018 was a new and exciting opportunity for members to meet, taking part in member-led sessions and to connect with new partners. One of the themes of the Council has been integrating eye care into broader health systems. The presence and vocal support of the Ministers of Health from India…
The development landscape is changing as donor budgets are being reduced and new actors appear on the scene to help to meet our ambitious development goals – the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs). This issue of the Newsletter draws our attention to a number of new initiatives which, if adopted and implemented by countries and member…
The 71st World Health Assembly (#WHA71), the annual decision-making body of the WHO, took place in Geneva on 21st-26thMay. Johannes Trimmel, Peter Holland and I attended, participated in numerous events, and met key WHO officials and other players. The mood was positive and optimistic: WHO Director General Dr Tedros and the new team were successful…
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