“We have fifteen doctor, twenty three eye nurses and two technicians. But we only have one professor, so we’re just a small provincial hospital,” laments Dr Wang as he shows me around the Dali Hospital in Western Yunnan. “That’s why we’re so happy you came to visit us, so that people will know that anyway…
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is an annual gathering of all the world’s health ministers and a key opportunity for advocates to be seen and heard on their respective health issues. This year, the theme of the WHA was “Health for All” and as such there was a strong focus on closing the gap and…
The IAPB Africa Planning meeting took place in Accra as the first of a series of IAPB regional meetings following the development of the 2018-2021 IAPB Global Secretariat Plan. The meeting brought together participants from across Africa, representing the secretariat, members and partners. The meeting had three objectives: To draft the 2019-2022 IAPB Africa Strategic…
Greetings everyone. It has been a little while since you last heard from us, so we thought it would be good to provide an update on the World report on vision and some of our other work. As many of you know, we decided a few months ago, in consultation with the Editorial Committee, to…
The World Report on Vision was due to be launched on World Sight Day, 11 October. The WHO team have announced that the document has been progressing well, but there are some areas where work is still ongoing. So, in consultation with the Editorial Committee, the WHO have decided to delay the release of the…
Greetings everyone! The Bulletin of the World Health Organization has recently released a call for papers for a special theme issue on vision, and we want to make sure that everyone knows about it. The Bulletin is one of the world’s leading public health journals. It is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal with a focus on developing…
The WHO is asking for ideas and suggestions on the important topics the World Report on Vision should address. The deadline is 23 July.
I recently participated in a side event on eye health held during the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA), where several Member States issued a call for a World Report on Vision. In my time at WHO I have overseen the development of several world reports – on violence prevention, road safety and diabetes among others…
(Photo credit: ORBIS UK) Australia and Burkina Faso, Indonesia and Czech Republic, Guatemala and Austria, Kenya and Cook Island, Ethiopia and Pakistan, China, Malta, and Tonga: You may wonder why I have chosen to start this post with this list of very diverse countries. Well, they co-hosted a Side Event at this year’s World Health…
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