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Global Recycling Foundation announces Recycling Heroes & Young Green Ambassadors awards of Global Recycling Day 2024

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星期一, 三月 18, 2024
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LONDON, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Recycling Foundation today announces the ten winners of their Recycling Heroes 2024 award along with five special awards for Young Green Ambassadors marking the seventh Global Recycling Day on 18th March.

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  • LONDON, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Recycling Foundation today announces the ten winners of their Recycling Heroes 2024 award along with five special awards for Young Green Ambassadors marking the seventh Global Recycling Day on 18th March.
  • Ranjit Baxi, Founding President of the Global Recycling Foundation, said: "This year's list of Recycling Heroes should be a cause for celebration.
  • Henry Green Primary School, Dagenham, London, UK for sustainability work in school led by Pupils in the Green team.
  • Otilo Foundation, Nigeria has significantly reduced carbon emissions by recycling approximately 65,000 metric kilograms of cartons and plastic waste from November 2023 to February 2024.

Global Recycling Foundation announces Recycling Heroes & Young Green Ambassadors awards of Global Recycling Day 2024

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星期一, 三月 18, 2024
Friends, School, University, Clothing, Carbon, American School, Municipal solid waste, Policy, Paper, Equivalence, Woman, Recycling, Trachoma, Climate change, Organization, Plastic Bank, GHG, PEPC, Knowledge, Green Team, MD, Student, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Plastic, Self-help group (finance), Book, Family, Movement, Pneumonia, Environment, First grade, Tata Steel, Collection

LONDON, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Recycling Foundation today announces the ten winners of their Recycling Heroes 2024 award along with five special awards for Young Green Ambassadors marking the seventh Global Recycling Day on 18th March.

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  • LONDON, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Recycling Foundation today announces the ten winners of their Recycling Heroes 2024 award along with five special awards for Young Green Ambassadors marking the seventh Global Recycling Day on 18th March.
  • Ranjit Baxi, Founding President of the Global Recycling Foundation, said: "This year's list of Recycling Heroes should be a cause for celebration.
  • Henry Green Primary School, Dagenham, London, UK for sustainability work in school led by Pupils in the Green team.
  • Otilo Foundation, Nigeria has significantly reduced carbon emissions by recycling approximately 65,000 metric kilograms of cartons and plastic waste from November 2023 to February 2024.

Lao PDR Reaches Incredible Milestone in Mitigating Neglected Tropical Diseases with Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis

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星期三, 十月 18, 2023
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RTI International, a nonprofit research institute and leading international development organization, joins the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), World Health Organization, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in celebrating Lao PDR's achievement of eliminating lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. 

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  • WHO officially confirmed this week that the people of Lao PDR are no longer at risk of contracting the disease.
  • "It is particularly significant given that Lao PDR achieved the elimination of trachoma as public health problem in 2017, demonstrating the power of national commitment to ending neglected tropical diseases."
  • We are proud to be among the partners that supported the Lao PDR Ministry of Health to achieve this important milestone for its people."
  • The elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Lao PDR was supported by many partners including USAID, RTI, FHI360, WHO, Mac Foundation, and the Asian Development Bank.

Orbis and partners mark historic 100 millionth dose of sight-saving antibiotic azithromycin in the fight to eliminate blinding trachoma in Ethiopia by 2030

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星期二, 五月 16, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eye care nonprofit Orbis International today announced that it has distributed 100 million doses of azithromycin antibiotics in Ethiopia. This is part of ongoing efforts to eliminate trachoma, an infectious, painful, and blinding eye disease, by 2030, in line with World Health Organization goals.

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  • This is part of ongoing efforts to eliminate trachoma, an infectious, painful, and blinding eye disease, by 2030, in line with World Health Organization goals.
  • Local children performed a play during a celebration to mark the moment, and community leaders blessed the giving of the historic dose.
  • So, while the work continues, today has a special meaning to all involved in working to eliminate trachoma in Ethiopia."
  • In 2022, Orbis and its partners distributed 3.4 million antibiotic doses for trachoma control and elimination within Ethiopia.

Asia Pacific Eye Care Markets, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2028F - Focus on Eyeglasses, Contact Lens, Intraocular Lens, Eye Drops, Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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星期五, 一月 6, 2023
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Asia Pacific eye care market is expected to witness a significant growth during the forecast period, 2024-2028

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  • Asia Pacific eye care market is expected to witness a significant growth during the forecast period, 2024-2028
    The growing technological innovations and improvements in eye care are expected to bolster the growth of the market in upcoming years.
  • Besides, rising contact lens-related complications and harmful effects with use of certain eye care products are expected to slow down the growth of the Asia-Pacific eye care market growth.
  • Asia Pacific eye care market is segmented into product type, coating, lens material, distribution channel, company, and country.
  • Eye care manufacturers are hugely investing on R&D activities and are launching new generation eye care products, featuring innovative materials to enhance their product portfolio.

Global Spectacle Lens Market Report to 2030 - Featuring Carl Zeiss Meditec, Cooper Companies and Essilor International Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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星期四, 五月 12, 2022
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Furthermore, increasing demand of fashionable eyeglasses among customers are also estimated to fuel the market growth.

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  • Furthermore, increasing demand of fashionable eyeglasses among customers are also estimated to fuel the market growth.
  • Despite the driving factors, lack of required skills for ophthalmic laboratory technicians are anticipated to hinder the market growth.
  • According to the World Health Organization, as of October 2021, globally nearly 2.2 billion people suffer from a near or distance vision impairment.
  • The global Spectacle Lens market is segmented into type, material, coatings, application, and distribution channel.

Orbis International Launches Virtual Flying Eye Hospital Program in Ethiopia

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星期二, 五月 10, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eye care nonprofit Orbis announces the launch of a new virtual Flying Eye Hospital program that will provide tailored training to eye care professionals in Ethiopia on treating glaucoma and cataract, leading causes of blindness and visual impairment in the country. With a population of roughly 120 million, Ethiopia is in desperate need of more qualified eye care professionals. However, only a handful of academic institutions offer training opportunities for a small number of ophthalmology residents each year. The lack of eye health specialists has translated to challenges in providing equitable eye care services in the country, including effective treatments to reduce visual impairment caused by glaucoma and cataract.

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  • NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Eye care nonprofit Orbis announces the launch of a new virtual Flying Eye Hospital program that will provide tailored training to eye care professionals in Ethiopia on treating glaucoma and cataract, leading causes of blindness and visual impairment in the country.
  • Two courses will be offered during the ten-week virtual Flying Eye Hospital program.
  • In 2020, Orbis reimagined in-person Flying Eye Hospital trainings as virtual ones to ensure that eye care teams could still access critical training safely during the pandemic.
  • Orbis reached nine countries in 2020 and 34 countries in 2021 through virtual Flying Eye Hospital projects.

The Worldwide Corneal Transplantation Industry is Expected to Reach $640 Million by 2028 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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星期一, 三月 21, 2022
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The corneal transplantation market is projected to reach $640.79 million by 2028 from $420.71 million in 2021; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% during 2021-2028.

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  • The corneal transplantation market is projected to reach $640.79 million by 2028 from $420.71 million in 2021; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% during 2021-2028.
  • However, the risks associated with Corneal Transplantation and shortage of donor material hampers the market growth.
  • Corneal blindness has complex epidemiology that includes a broad spectrum of infectious and inflammatory eye diseases causing corneal scars that contribute to functional blindness.
  • Trachoma, corneal ulcers, ophthalmia neonatorum, xerophthalmia, viral infections, onchocerciasis, leprosy, traditional eye medications, and eye injuries lead to corneal blindness.

Orbis International Announces New Support from the David & Molly Pyott Foundation to Strengthen Eye Care in Zambia

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星期一, 三月 14, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/--Today, eye care nonprofit Orbis is honored to announce that the David & Molly Pyott Foundation has committed $4 million to support the continuation of critical work to strengthen access to eye care in Zambia over the coming three years.

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  • NEW YORK, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/--Today, eye care nonprofit Orbis is honored to announce that the David & Molly Pyott Foundation has committed $4 million to support the continuation of critical work to strengthen access to eye care in Zambia over the coming three years.
  • The new funding will build on progress Orbis already made in Zambia between 2019 and 2021 through earlier support from the Pyott Foundation.
  • Teaching and educating ophthalmologists is one of the major funding goals of our foundation because enhanced skills for ophthalmologists and eye health workers enable enduring capacity for improved eye care," said David and Molly Pyott.
  • "We are grateful for the David & Molly Pyott Foundation's continued support," says Lucia Nadaf, Country Director for Orbis Zambia.

Orbis International Celebrates 23 Years of Achievements in Trachoma Elimination in Ethiopia this World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

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星期四, 一月 27, 2022
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NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, leading eye care nonprofit Orbis proudly celebrates 23 years of working to eliminate the blindness-causing infection trachoma in Ethiopia.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, leading eye care nonprofit Orbis proudly celebrates 23 years of working to eliminate the blindness-causing infection trachoma in Ethiopia.
  • Trachoma is highly contagious, but it is easily treatable with antibiotics if it is caught early.
  • Orbis ultimately administered more than 12.3 million doses of the antibiotic Azithromycin in these regions, where the burden of trachoma remains particularly high.
  • "This World NTD Day, Orbis is proud to join the WHO and more than 300 other organizations coming together to combat NTDs.