Vaishali is a 19-year-old girl who lives in Madhya Pradesh, India, with her grandparents and her younger sister. It is her goal to attend university, and she has been studying hard to make this dream a reality. Unfortunately, she struggled with her studies over the last year because she was having problems with her eyesight.… Continue reading Eyeglasses help makes dreams a reality
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Empowering women as leaders in global eye health
Women play a critical role in the advancement of global health, both in formal roles and informally within their families and communities, but men continue to hold the majority of leadership positions. Women make up 75 percent of the global healthcare workforce, yet occupy less than 25 percent of the most influential leadership positions.[1] Globally,… Continue reading Empowering women as leaders in global eye health
What is hospital strengthening, and why is it important?
One of the key pillars of our work is hospital strengthening. This means that we collaborate with hospital and government partners to ensure that hospitals have the resources necessary to provide quality eye health care. Our partner hospitals are identified based on the eye health needs of the areas they serve, and then they then go through a thorough vetting… Continue reading What is hospital strengthening, and why is it important?
Our work towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Although our mission to prevent blindness and restore sight is most commonly linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through SDG #3: Good Health and Well-being, our work touches on a number of other SDGs. A reliable supply of quality eye health care is one of the most effective ways to bring communities out of poverty, increase life opportunities and improve productivity. Eye health care intersects with the… Continue reading Our work towards the Sustainable Development Goals
