The burden of vision impairment weighs more heavily on low- and middle-income countries, and the global demand for eye care is set to surge in the coming years. We all have a role to play in making eye health a priority, both for ourselves here in Canada and for those around the world who are… Continue reading World Sight Day: Time for us all to take action in the global effort to eliminate avoidable blindness
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Universal Health Coverage: A radical idea and a basic human right
What is Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and why is it important? Last month at the United Nations General Assembly, world leaders adopted the goal of working together to achieve UHC by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Currently, more than half of the world’s population lacks access to essential health services. Those… Continue reading Universal Health Coverage: A radical idea and a basic human right
You’re helping people like Premabai
Premabai is 65 and lives in a small house in Kurawar, a village in Madhya Pradesh, India. She lives with eight other members of her family – her two married daughters, their husbands and their children. The family runs a small barber shop. Premabai helps at home by caring for her grandchildren while her children… Continue reading You’re helping people like Premabai
You’re helping people like Sabitri
Sabitri is 51 and lives in a small hut in Milanpoly, a village in West Bengal, India. She has three sons, but all of them live with their own families. Living alone, Sabitri is completely dependent on her job as a house maid for money for food, shelter and other essentials. One day Sabitri’s vision… Continue reading You’re helping people like Sabitri