Today, on International Women’s Day, we are excited to tell you about an innovative project we are undertaking in partnership with NorQuest College (Edmonton, AB) and the Rotary Eye and ENT Hospital (Udhampur, India). The goal of the project is to give people in a rural district in northwest India greater access to eye health… Continue reading All-female healthcare team to run mobile vision clinic in northern India
Category: Community Health Worker
A mother’s restored vision inspires her daughter to help others
Roshni, from India, is a mother and grandmother who lived with poor vision as a result of bilateral cataracts. Living with her adult children and her son’s family, she was completely dependent on them to survive. With severe vision impairment, she was unable to do any work to contribute to the household. Her daughter, Sonam,… Continue reading A mother’s restored vision inspires her daughter to help others
Eyeglasses help makes dreams a reality
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
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
