State of Tobacco Control 2024

This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) is the first global report assessing visual impairment worldwide. Of the 2.2 billion people with visual impairment, more than 1 billion people could have prevented or reduced their vision loss through proper intervention, such as the treatment of cataracts, preventing diabetes related blindness, or wearing glasses. Addressing The burden of visual impairment is not spread equally—those suffering most are women, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, or are…

This fact sheet from the World Health Organization (WHO) provides an overview of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart disease and stroke. The fact sheet provides data and key statistics on global cases and deaths from CVDs, and discusses symptoms and common risk factors, including unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and alcohol. It also includes information on cardiovascular diseases in LMICs and potential interventions for reducing the burden of CVDs worldwide. 

This case describes a humanitarian scale-up effort in rural India to improve affordable eye care services to poor villagers despite the preference of most ophthalmologists in India to work in urban health care settings. The case features the Tejas Eye Care Hospital (TEH) which serves rural tribal communities in Gujarat, India, and is operated by the Divyajyoti Trust. It includes a background of the Trust and its activities and services, the need for eye care…