Training ophthalmologists for developing economies: an African-German partnership

Training ophthalmologists for developing economies: an African-German partnership.

Globally, 32.4 million people (95% CI 29.4 to 36.5 million people; 60% women) were blind in 2010, and 191 million people (95% CI 174 to 230 million people; 57% women) had moderate or severe visual impairment (MSVI). The most common cause of blindness is cataract, which contributes to about 48% of all blindness in the world. ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’ is a global initiative that aims to e...

JOVR Uveitis Issue; Partnership between European and Middle Eastern Ophthalmologists

developments have improved the diagnosis and therapy of uveitic entities. Advances in diagnostics including imaging technologies such as laser flare photometry, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, ultrasonography, optical coherence tomography, confocal scanning and electrophysiologic studies on one hand, and microbiological techniques on the other, have led to a better under...

Blum Center for Developing Economies

2012 WE CARE Solar Berkeley Green Home CARES: Renewable Energy and Sustainability Squash and Vine Coal Power and Reversing Climate Sunlight to Electricity Mobile Energy Savings System Zaakta Monte Verde Solar INSTAR DC Microgrids Bottle Recycling Project Gram Power Green Cement Urban Eco Blocks Biofueled Future for Central America Since it was established in 2006, the Blum Center has supported ...

Evidence from African Economies

The paper explores the impact of a binding external debt-servicing constraint on the sectoral composition of government expenditures in the economies of Africa, where this constraint has traditionally been most prevalent. Applying seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) to 1975-94 five-year panel data for 35 countries, the paper finds that the implied debt service burden adversely affects the shar...

Redesigning African Economies