Nigeria Unveils National Eye Health Plan
The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled a National Eye Health Strategic Development Plan including a Diabetic Retinopathy screening and management guideline together with Glaucoma Guidelines and Toolkit which are policy documents aimed at improving vision and eye health in the country. Around 24 million Nigerians are living with treatable sight loss caused by untreated […]
Close the Gap on Aboriginal Health
The Australian annual Close the Gap Day took place in March and among the many organisations involved, Diabetes Western Australia called for greater recognition of the disproportionate impact of diabetes on aboriginal communities in WA. Aboriginal Western Australians are at far greater risk of diabetes and diabetes-related complications than any other community in the State. […]
News From Around the Globe: Provincial MP Calls for Better Eye Care
In the Canadian province of Ontario, New Democrat MPP, France Gelinas, is calling on the Legislative Assembly to provide better eye care for people living with diabetes in the Sudbury area. She said retinal scans are covered by the state when performed by an ophthalmologist, but cost patients out of pocket if they are performed […]
Aussie Eye Screening Target
A University of Sydney study has found only half of people living with diabetes get recommended eye checks putting them at risk of vision loss and blindness. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working age Australians. All people with diabetes are at risk of diabetes related retinopathy which causes damage to the back […]