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Do you want to become a certified ICEH RAAB Trainer?
How to become a certified ICEH RAAB trainer: This is a two stage process firstly attending a RAAB toT which is a week to 10 days long intensive training on the methodology and techniques for training up a team to conduct a RAAB. Secondly, within one year of the first...
Apply for a Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium Clinical Fellowship
The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium’s Clinical Fellowships are now open for applications from ophthalmologists in low and middle-income Commonwealth countries. One-year and three-month fellowships are being offered in eight highly respected eye health institutions...
LSHTM Ranked in the Top 3 for Best Global Universities for Social Sciences and Public Health
The U.S. News has released the 2014/15 "Best Global Universities for Social Sciences and Public Health" and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has been ranked 3rd. Social sciences and public health field looks at the following topics including:...
How did the rest of the world celebrate World Sight Day 2014?
World Sight Day 2014 was just a few weeks ago, and the impression it made on the world has proven to be another successful year of spreading the word on the visually impaired. We are happy to present what Trinidad and Tobago did in their efforts to celebrate World...
CONGRATS to ICEH’s Dr. Andrew Bastawrous who has won the Mazda Rebels with a Cause Grant
And The Winner Is… Dr. Andrew Bastawrous The Mazda Rebels with a Cause grant goes to the Eye Bake Program, led by Ted Fellow Andrew Bastawrous. "The community has spoken and the verdict is out - the project to win the Mazda grant is the Eye Bake Program, led by Ted...
Open lecture at LSHTM – Armed conflict and health
Dr Karl Blanchett, and Dr Bayard Roberts present the latest lecture in the Global Health Lecture Series from LSHTM Admission: Free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis Date: Monday 20 October 2014 Time: 5:15 pm - 6:15...
1 More Day to: VOTE for ICEH’s Dr. Andrew Bastawrous as the Mazda Rebels with a Cause competition
1 More Day to: VOTE for ICEH's Dr. Andrew Bastawrous as the Mazda Rebels with a Cause competition! Dr. Andrew Bastawrous was selected as one of four TED fellows for the Mazda Rebels with a Cause competition. There are four nominees in total and an open voting system...
World Sight Day 2014 with ICEH & ICED!
World Sight Day 2014 with ICEH & ICED World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. This year's call to action theme is: No More Avoidable Blindness Staff of International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)...
Mapping human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa
A survey of human resources and cataract surgeries in 21 Sub Saharan Africa countries has found that eye health workforce is not growing fast enough to achieve global eye health targets in most countries by 2020. Substantially more targeted investment in human...