by Hugh Bassett | Apr 11, 2025 | News
Mobile health (mHealth) is a rapidly growing field that is described by the World Health Organisation as the use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives, which can include the improvement of outcomes, healthcare services and...
by Hugh Bassett | Apr 9, 2025 | News
Tanzania has the highest age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a common complication, is a significant cause of vision loss; but with effective screening and treatment this often can be prevented. However, with very few...
by Hugh Bassett | Mar 31, 2025 | News
© Rajan Shrestha Trachoma is a painful, blinding disease that over 100 million people worldwide are at risk from. The disease is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). Repeated infections with the bacteria eventually cause the eyelashes to turn inwards,...
by Hugh Bassett | Mar 28, 2025 | News
© Rajan Shrestha The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) is the major contributor to national and international estimates of magnitude and causes of vision impairment and avoidable blindness. A recent RAAB survey conducted in Nepal has outlined the...
by Hugh Bassett | Feb 10, 2025 | News
Image credit: Hugh Bassett The International Centre for Eye Health is the grateful recipient of several new research grants in 2025: A $4.8m grant from Givewell, the Founder’s pledge and Livelihood Impact Fund for a clinical trial which will provide near-vision...
by Hugh Bassett | Jan 27, 2025 | News
Ashura Hemed knew soon after her son, Shadrack, was born that there was something wrong with his eyes. They looked larger, were watery and he hardly opened them. Ashura visited her local reproductive and child health clinic five times over three months. Not knowing...
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