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26 Aug |
Eyes on the ball for outback visionThe Western Australian Government has contributed about $4 million to take an eye health clinic on the road to parts of remote and regional Western Australia. |
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04 Aug |
CEO eBulletin – August 2015The Vision 2020 Australia team has been busy working on a range of funding proposals, inquiry submissions and general advocacy. In this eBulletin edition feautures the highlights for the year so far and what we are working towards in the coming months. |
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03 Aug |
Eye Health Leaders to be celebrated at IAPB Council in ChinaThe International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), with support from L’OCCITANE Foundation, will be delivering their third ‘Eye Health Leaders’ awards during IAPB’s Council of Members meetings in Beijing, China in October 2015. |
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28 Jul |
Vision for everyone, everywhere…a legacy that will live onGlobal leader in eye care and vision research, internationally renowned and awarded scientist and humanitarian, Professor Brien Holden OAM, CEO of Brien Holden Vision Institute, a Professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science at UNSW Australia, passed away last night in Sydney. |
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24 Jul |
Revo partners with Bono to fight vision impairment and unnecessary blindnessBrien Holden Vision Institute partners with the Buy Vision, Give Sight campaign to implement program with local partners to help more than five million people by 2020. |
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12 Jul |
3 out of 4 Australians underestimate the diabetes epidemicNew research* released by Diabetes Australia today shows that three out of four people substantially underestimate the prevalence of diabetes and over 60 per cent of people don’t link diabetes to its major complications including heart attacks, stroke, anxiety and depression. |
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01 Jul |
JulEYE is about saving sight now and into the futureImagine missing the big moments in your life. Get your eyes tested this JulEYE! |
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30 Jun |
Novartis launches first smart watch app for people with vision lossNovartis Pharmaceuticals launches the first app for visually impaired people for use with the Apple Watch and other smart watches. |
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29 Jun |
#EyeCareForAll Photo Competition launchedThe International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) invites amateur and professional photographers around the world to join us in highlighting the impact of eye health in people’s lives, by taking part in an International Photography Competition with theme, ‘Eye care for all’. |
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19 Jun |
Report on tracking UHC adopts cataract surgical coverage as key indicatorInfluential new report co-authored by the WHO and the World Bank identifies a small set of indicators to track and monitor Universal Health Coverage. IAPB’s recommendation–Cataract Surgical Coverage (UHC)–among the thirteen health intervention indicators listed. |
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