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Himalayan Cataract Project | Cure Blindness | Cure Cataract Blindness
<p><span style="font-family: Proximareg; font-size: 17px;">Greetings from Bisidimo, where I’m this week working with the exceptional Himalayan Cataract Project Team. (</span><a style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #5b5b5b; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-out 0s; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Proximareg; font-size: 17px;" href="https://www.cureblindness.org/">https://www.cureblindness.org</a><span style="font-family: Proximareg; font-size: 17px;">). Medical prescreening is a critical part of the HCP process. While the 100 years old lady with bilateral cataract (photo) was incredibly healthy, the 60 years old lady in the photo was newly diagnosed with Hypertension (Diastolic of >118) and required immediate medical intervention. She is now under the care of the Bisidimo Hospital (formerly the Leprosy Relief Center Bisidimo, or LRCB) team. Day one went well. We are working of course under strict C-19 protocol …..so far so good. 50 percent of all avoidable blindness is caused by cataracts. It is always inspiring to see how HCP is working to improve eye care on all levels, HCP is involved from the ground up, helping with training the local nursing staff to the physicians. This effort was evident in Harar as the Ethiopian team at Bisidimo Hospital is exceptional. Thanks for your ongoing support to this important cause</span></p>
Intra-African collaboration key to global health and local well-being
<div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Honored to meet with His Excellency, Philip Jada Natana, South Sudan <span style="color: #000000;">Ambassador to the USA </span>to discuss how Bairex Institute Of Health Education and Research can partner with South Sudanese stakeholders to advance South Sudan’s standing in the health field, and to achieve the sustainable development goals through the provision of comprehensive and innovative technology driven health services.</div>
Welcome Her Excellency Ambassador Hilda Suka-Mafudze, Permanent Representative of the African Union to the USA
<p><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">On Sept 3rd, I had the honor of meeting the new AU Ambassador to the US.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">During our meeting we had an open discussion about the African medical diaspora’s role in the development of the continent’s healthcare workforce capacity while also assisting communities in our host countries.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Ambassador praised Bairex & the African medical diaspora’s efforts and reiterated the critical role that the medical diaspora should play to contribute to a more advanced, sustainable, accessible, equitable and self reliant healthcare system. We also discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the continent, the urgent need to access vital Covid vaccines, and the need to significantly enhance Africa’s homegrown vaccine manufacturing capacity.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Her Excellency is looking forward (as we are) to building a strong working relationship with the diaspora. I thanked her for the great hospitality.</span></p>
Assessing Lessons Learned During the First Phase of COVID-19 Vaccinations
<div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Please join us on March 28 for a webinar on: Assessing Lessons Learned During the First Phase of COVID-19 Vaccinations </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">- How do we overcome vaccine hesitancy? </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">- Intro to new book on Covid-19 in Tigrigna </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">- Q&A </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When? March 28th webinar at 11AM PST, 2PM EST (US) 7PM Germany time (Central European Time) </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Duration? 2 hours (30’ presentation & 90’ of Q&A) </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">How to Join? 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