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Q&A: What needs to be done to eliminate river blindness in Africa |
They are two diseases with two different parasites. So for decades, river blindness and lymphatic filariasis have been combatted separately, through different treatment campaigns and by different... |
General |
24/Nov/2017 |
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How Blind People In Bethlehem-Palestine, Work And Are Independent |
There often seems to be a misconception that the only thing blind people do is…be blind.
They don’t just sit at home decked out their blind garb, hovelled up their pyjamas and dropping curry down... |
General |
23/Nov/2017 |
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How A Unique Medical Mission Is Making India Cataract-Free |
For the last three years, 52-year-old Taradevi from Hansi (in Haryana’s Hisar district) has been suffering from severe visual impairment due to cataracts.
Her husband is physically challenged, so it... |
General |
23/Nov/2017 |
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BEING THE LIGHT IS BETTER THAN SEEING ONE |
Rahul Bajaj looks at his blindness as an asset and not a liability. His determination brought rich dividends as he emerged from his hometown in Nagpur to become a lawyer. Working in Delhi now, the 23... |
General |
23/Nov/2017 |
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Govt announces new initiatives to manage non-communicable diseases |
Scheme to detect and follow up diabetic retinopathy launched
The government, on World Diabetes Day, has announced new initiatives to streamline the management of non-communicable diseases in the... |
General |
22/Nov/2017 |
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Treating 2 Lakh Eyes in a Year! Here’s How India Makes It Happen. |
The old lady is smiling broadly, although one eye is bandaged. She’s excited about going home.
“I work every day, weeding fields and picking fruits. I must be able to see to keep working. I was so... |
General |
21/Nov/2017 |
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Treating 2 Lakh Eyes in a Year! Here’s How India Makes It Happen. |
The old lady is smiling broadly, although one eye is bandaged. She’s excited about going home.
“I work every day, weeding fields and picking fruits. I must be able to see to keep working. I was so... |
General |
21/Nov/2017 |
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Unfazed by pellet blindness, Insha takes her Class 10 exams |
InshaMushtaq, the teenage girl completely blinded by pellets fired by government forces during the 2016 uprising in Kashmir, is currently taking her class 10 examination, asserting that she would not... |
General |
21/Nov/2017 |
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Blind hawkers face tough times |
The ban on hawkers near railway stations has hit at least 1,000 families whose their bread winner is visually impaired.
There are at least 1,000 blind hawkers who sell either stationery or daily... |
General |
20/Nov/2017 |
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Garo Hills Footballer Awaits to Represent India at World Cup for Blind |
A footballer from Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills is set to present the country at the Football World Cup for the blind next year.
Killing D Marak, 24, a resident of Rongsepgre near Ampati is a... |
Achievements |
20/Nov/2017 |
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