by Hugh Bassett | Jan 24, 2024 | News
We are announcing three current scholarship opportunities for the MSc PHEC course for 2024/25. See various deadlines and application requirements below: 1. LSHTM Fund Scholarship – Deadline 4 March 2024 2. GSK Scholarship...
by Hugh Bassett | Dec 13, 2023 | News
High levels of non-communicable diseases have been found in The Gambia as part of a national eye health survey. The Gambia National Eye Health Survey 2019 was the third national survey in The Gambia completed by ICEH and collaborators. The survey was designed to...
by Hugh Bassett | Dec 11, 2023 | News
The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) is a proud recipient of an Inaugural Eye Health Accelerator Grant by the Vision Catalyst Fund (VCF). VCF are a funder for eye health services in lower and middle-income countries who aim to meet the needs of global sight...
by Hugh Bassett | Dec 5, 2023 | News
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Caused by repeated infections with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), it eventually results in the inward turning of the eyelashes, scratching against the cornea and leading to pain, sight loss and...
by Hugh Bassett | Oct 27, 2023 | News
A team led by the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) have demonstrated a new indicator that assesses how long people at risk of cataract need to travel to treatment. Increasing age is a risk factor for developing cataract. Therefore, when planning...