by Hugh Bassett | Nov 5, 2025 | News
Face washing as part of the Stronger-SAFE events. © Zacharias Abubeker Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, affecting over 100 million people globally. Repeated infections with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis cause scarring that turns the...
by Hugh Bassett | Oct 27, 2025 | News
This year’s cohort of African Public Eye Health & Clinical Fellows have been announced. The programme, a joint initiative between the International Centre for Eye Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Fred Hollows Foundation,...
by Hugh Bassett | Oct 27, 2025 | News
Each year, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) facilities a programme of Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF), a clinical specialty training post in medicine that incorporates academic training. Fellows spend 25% of their time in research...
by Hugh Bassett | Oct 9, 2025 | News
At the International Centre for Eye Health we have a proud history of developing research careers globally. Since 2010 we have had 28 research degree students who have been awarded their PhDs, and 16 of these are nationals of low and middle-income countries (LMICs)....
by Hugh Bassett | Aug 11, 2025 | News
Cataract surgery is a highly cost-effective public health initiative, addressing the main cause of avoidable blindness. Nepal has a comparatively high rate of sight loss globally, with 6.7m people experiencing some form of sight loss, and 65% of this due to cataract....
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