- 10-year old Billy received a new bionic arm from the Tej Kohli Foundation
Billy, a 10-year-old was very happy when he received his new bionic arm. As a boy with dreams of riding a bike and scooter, Billy was unfortunately born with limb differences to his right arm and hand. His right arm is shorter than the left and he has limited movement. Apart from the arm, his… - How businesses can go carbon neutral
In 2019, the United Kingdom legislated a net-zero emissions target. A small step that paved the way to achieving their objective of being carbon neutral by the year 2050. In due time, they envision a quarter of Britain covered in trees, quieter roads, and the air clear from harmful fumes — a picture that pushes… - Rice crop: A vital cog in ensuring food security
Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Director, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, Frost & Sullivan, argues that the rice crop is a vital cog in ensuring food security… - 10 cornea transplants conducted in a week
Doctors at the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology of Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (UHS), Rohtak, have conducted 10 cornea transplants in a week… - Toyota to spend $13.6bn on battery development in effort to win electric battle
Toyota will invest ¥1.5tn ($13.6bn) in battery development and supply over the next decade as the world’s largest carmaker aims to stay ahead in the race for cheaper and longer-lasting electric and hybrid vehicles. - Pandemic has hampered corneal retrieval, transplant
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely hampered corneal retrieval and transplant, forcing eye surgeons to postpone transplants indefinitely, or in extreme cases source cornea from other States. - Do Different Types of Blind People See Things Differently?
When you think about blind people, you rarely consider them being different from other people who are also blind. The majority of people think that all those suffering from blindness cannot see. However, how much you can see will depend on the condition you have. For instance, if you are declared “legally blind” you may… - Look to ophthalmology for a glimpse of telemedicine’s future
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, ophthalmology struggled to adapt to telemedicine. It just wasn’t set up for virtual visits. - German stem cell research has its eye on retinal diseases
German researchers have succeeded in generating eye-like structures from stem cells that could help cure congenital retinal diseases. - All trains are green? It’s not that simple
The fast roll-out of electric vehicles in the United Kingdom means the £100B ($139B) highspeed railway network HS2 won’t have any environmental benefits, a report by think thank Institute for Government has found. - Plants Allow Astronauts to Make Medicines in Space
Astronauts have been taking medicines with them on space missions since the beginning of space travel. The crew on the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the Moon carried antibiotics, painkillers, nasal sprays, and sleeping pills among other medications. - How AI Is Helping to Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy Blindness
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been used in various industrial and commercial sectors with stunning success. AI is particularly promising in the field of healthcare, from machines that diagnose cancer better than a doctor to new drug discovery thanks to ungodly fast protein folding. - EarthTalk: How is Artificial Intelligence being used for conservation?
You would never think that computers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help humans save nature, but in fact, these tools may be key to whether or not we can halt global warming in time let alone solve many other vexing environmental problems. For many underfunded conservation groups, hiring enough staff can become too costly. - The Australian team bringing bionic vision into focus
Neurotechnology could deliver revolutionary results for people with vision loss. One Melbourne bionic eye prototype works in sheep, but is it ready for humans? - WHO Global strategy on Health, Environment and climate change
The report is based on a global strategy on health, environment and climate change developed and supported by countries during the 72nd World Health Assembly in May 2019. This provides a transformed path of tackling environmental risks to health thereby promoting health and preventing disease progression. Source: who.int Document Download - Guidance for Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Interim guidance
This guide describes a minimum set of surveillance activities to detect and monitor the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and assess the risk posed by these variants by the health authorities. Source: who.int - WHO South Sudan Annual Report- 2020
This report is a summary of significant achievements across the three strategic priorities named as the ‘triple billion goals. Read below to understand more about WHO’s initiative in South Sudan. Source: who.int - INEQUALITY MONITORING IN IMMUNIZATION: a step-by-step manual
The manual is an introductory guide for monitoring equality related to immunization for those who are working in the field of immunization data. The guide is divided into five sections from the scope of immunization to knowledge translation along with key questions and best practice methods. Source: who.int - STATE OF INEQUALITY: REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH
This report provides information on the promising and disappointing situations in low- and middle-income countries. It details out the extent of inequalities within a country based on geographical location, income group, reproductive state, newborn and child health indicators. Source : WHO Document Download - Governments must decarbonise their own operations to tackle the climate crisis
A new report from international intelligence and advisory firm StateUp has revealed how global governments can catalyse decarbonisation efforts through green purchasing, a move needed to fully tackle the climate crisis. - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: INTEGRATED PEOPLE-CENTRED EYE CARE, INCLUDING PREVENTABLE VISION IMPAIRMENT AND BLINDNESS— GLOBAL TARGETS FOR 2030
This is a draft decision developed by WHO based on the consolidated report of the Director-General for the effective coverage of cataract surgery by 2030. Source: who.int Download Document - World Health Organization- Seventy Fourth World Health Assembly
This is a consolidated report by the Director-General portraying the expanding benefits of universal health coverage. It also speaks about the global strategy and plan of action on public health, immunization agenda for 2030 and also about integrated people-centred eye-care, preventable vision impairment and blindness. Source: who.int Download Document - In the eye of the beholder: to make global health estimates useful
This is a research paper developed to help understand how is data collected by health authorities, who pays for the knowledge production, how various organisations design the questions at national, sub-national levels and international levels. Source: tandfonline Download Document - Different Types Of Prevalent Blindness And Visual Impairment
Many types of blindness can affect many people. These can range from ocular impairments to brain-based disorders and vision loss which exist on the spectrum. The majority of people think blindness is defined by a person who cannot see. However, it is a bit more complex than this. - Climate change: New report will highlight ‘stark reality’ of warming
UN researchers are set to publish their strongest statement yet on the science of climate change. The report will likely detail significant changes to the world’s oceans, ice caps, and land in the coming decades. - E-waste: France leads the way for the European Union
In the third part of The Repairability Report, a four-part article series from Maddyness UK and France, we look at the legislations made in France to limit e-waste and become the leader in the European Union. - GENE THERAPY COULD TREAT EYE DISEASE WITHOUT SURGERY
New gene therapy could eventually provide an alternative treatment for Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy, a genetic eye disease that affects roughly one in 2,000 people globally. - ICTER scientists improve the precision of cornea imaging using a non-invasive method
Until recently, researchers could mainly observe the eye cornea through a close microscope contact with living, or dead cells. Many efforts and different methods have been attempted at MIT, Harvard, and other prestigious academic centers worldwide to develop this method. - S. Korea approves fast-track commercialization of artificial corneal transplant
SEOUL — South Korea’s drug ministry paved a way for a new treatment of corneal disorders by approving artificial corneas as an innovative medical device for the first time. The ministry said the device will provide new treatment opportunities for patients suffering from severe eye problems which can lead to blindness. - A Soil-Science Revolution Upends Plans to Fight Climate Change
A centuries-old concept in soil science has recently been thrown out. Yet it remains a key ingredient in everything from climate models to advanced carbon-capture projects. - This organic, 3D-printed artificial retina could help restore sight
An Australian engineer has developed a cheap, 3D-printed carbon device that uses absorbed light to fire neurons and restore sight to those with impairments. - Tej Kohli Demystified
Job titles are a dime a dozen these days. This phenomenon is a direct result of an ever-evolving and expanding job market. But there are certain job titles–such as “technologist“–that make us raise our eyebrows. - A heartbeat away from bionic hearts? Doctors in Italy carry out first artificial implant
In a first for Europe, a fully artificial heart has been successfully implanted into a patient in Naples, Italy. The bioprosthetic heart, developed by French company Carmat, has already been implanted into patients in clinical trial settings in the US but this operation marks the first commercial sale and use of the product. - Microsoft launches Tech for Social Impact for elderly care
Microsoft Tech for Social Impact, the tech giant’s division offering tools for non-profit organizations, has announced it is expanding to include aged care non-profits around the world. - The world expects effective global health interventions: can global health deliver?
As covid 19 progresses into another half of the year. World is now expecting new health interventions to be put forward to them. His report is a collective of future global strategies, its implications and the extent of how politics redefined global health policies. To find out more, click on the link below; Source: tandfonline.com - Medicalization of global health 1: has the global health agenda become too medicalized?
This report is an exploration of three case studies that critically examine the global health agenda. This report also explains various forms of medicalization, how it intervened into the global health agenda and an insight into the solutions of bias due to medicalization. Source: tandfonline.com - Global Health 2035
Global health report was developed to prompt the investing in health with various key messages. It brings out the fact that with the right investments most of the health challenges can be mitigated. To read more on the different approaches and their final conclusions, click on the link below. Source: thelancet.com - Global Health Improvement and WHO
This article is an account of broad aspects of achievable goals to improve global health. It includes core values in developing global health partnerships, major challenges in providing public health and other new approaches that could be taken to improve global health. Source: Elsevier.com - CATARACT
This article provides basic knowledge and perspectives of ‘what is a cataract?’ The biology behind the formation and how to proceed further when you come across a cataract, types of surgeries and aids available to help people with cataracts. Source: tandfonline.com - Global and regional prevalence of age-related cataract: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
This review is an estimate of 45 research studies to identify regional and global cataract prevalence collected from different databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Embase etc. The review differentiates the cataract challenges based on region, age, gender, socio-economic front, the prevalence of other existing conditions. Source: doi.org Download Document - Reply to Facing COVID 19 in Ophthalmology Department
This report is a reply by the ophthalmology department of Sligo university hospital Ireland to the article by Romano and his colleagues. This letter clearly states the importance of protective covering and outlines simple measures to ensure compliance. Source: tandfonline.com - Facing COVID 19 in Ophthalmology Department
This report is a guide created by health professionals combining existing literature and experience from hospitals to contain the spread of the virus within ophthalmic units. Source: tandfonline.com - Australian report on eye care
This is the fourth annual report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare about indigenous eye health measures. This report is an overview of the eye health problems faced by its citizens, services provided to them, and the barriers people face to access eye care. Source: aihw.gov.au - Universal Health Coverage
This is a report by WHO about Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which provides substantial information to individuals and communities about health services they can receive without financial burdens with emphasis on strengthening health systems in all countries. Source: who.int - World Report on vision
The report is focused on raising awareness on the importance and impact of eye health and vision impairment. The report consists of the following topics of interest. Vision, eye conditions and vision impairment Global magnitude: eye conditions and vision impairment Addressing eye conditions and vision impairment Successes and remaining challenges in eye care Advancing universal… - Eye Health Indicators for universal health coverage: results of a global expert prioritisation process
The paper published by the British medical journal narrows down the long list of indicators to a final menu of 22 new eye health indicators that will allow the development of a new national eye health monitoring framework. To know more about the indicators for optimizing eye health, click on the document below. Source: bmj.com… - Saving Money Losing Sight-Executive Summary
This is an executive summary report of a survey carried out across England by RNIB. It involved responses from 91 ophthalmologists and 59 ophthalmic nurses to identify sizeable problems like a significant increase in demand for services, lack of proper planning for eye health. Source: rnib.org.uk Download Document - A Massive Water Recycling Proposal Could Help Ease Drought
LAKE MEAD, WHICH provides water for 25 million people in the American West, has shrunk to 36 percent of its capacity. One rural California community has run out of water entirely after its well broke in early June… - World Health Statistics 2021
This report is a compilation of the most recent and available data on health and other related indicators from 194 member states of the world health organisation (WHO). Click the document below to access the following key messages: Impact of COVID-19 on population health Healthy life expectancy and burden of disease Risks to health Universal… - Watershed empowering citizens- Final Evaluation Report 2020
This is a structured report which outlines the purpose and framework of a 5-year programme aimed at improving water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) and water resource management through civil society organisations. Source: watershed.nl - VISION 2020- THE CATARACT CHALLENGE
The cataract challenge report released in 2000 was an insight towards the 2020 vision of preventing and eliminating cataract blindness. Major areas of focus include cataract surgical rate, barriers to cataract surgery, cataract surgery statistics in 1990-2000 which could provide a forecast of blindness and vision impairment towards another two decades. Source: cehjournal.org - Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Intel’s AI tool screens patients for vision loss
Sankara Eye Foundation and Leben Care are deploying a cloud-based AI solution Netra.AI, powered by Intel technology, to identify retinal conditions in a short span of time with the accuracy level of human doctors - Summary of Report of Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness Bhutan – 2018A 10-page report on the nationwide population-based survey on 5100 participants aged 50 and over. It took place in Bhutan between December 2017 to February 2018 by the Ministry of Health with support from the International Agency of Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF). This report focuses on various factors like:…
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