The global demand for accessible eye care services has increased significantly in recent years. In the UK, are the busiest outpatient speciality in secondary care, making up almost 10% of the entire waiting list. In response, the NHS has released new 2023 clinical guidance. This guidance claims that the constant evolution of medicine and technology could help free up vital clinical time and save taxpayers’ money, ensuring patients receive the most effective treatment in the most efficient manner possible.
What are these new developments that help make eye care more accessible to a broader population? From the rise of online platforms to the improvement of screening services, here are four key ways eye care is reaching more people.
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The insurance industry is currently undergoing an intense digital transformation, and one of the key tools driving this change is low-code development. Low-code platforms are becoming increasingly popular among insurance companies worldwide, and the reasons for this trend are numerous and diverse.
In this article, we will present five reasons why low-code is gaining popularity in the insurance sector.
Speed of Implementing New Solutions
One of the biggest challenges faced by insurance companies is the need to quickly respond to changing market and regulatory conditions. Traditional software development methods can be time-consuming, often delaying the launch of new products. Low-code significantly shortens this process, ena…
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Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi interviews UNAIDS senior advisor for human rights and law, SUSAN TIMBERLAKE, on the criminalisation of HIV transmission.
ARUSHA, Dec 7 2009 (IPS) – The East African Community is currently developing a law to guide the region s response to HIV/AIDS. The move comes ahead of the commencement of the East Africa common market protocol.
Susan Timberlake, UNAIDS senior advisor for human rights and law. Credit: Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi
The law will allow…
Plastic bags are also a major contributor to the 8 million tonnes of plastic dumped in the sea every year. Credit: UNEP
ROME, Apr 4 2017 (IPS) – Good news: Kenya has just joined the commitment of other 10 countries to address major plastic pollution by decreeing a ban on the use, manufacture and import of all plastic bags, to take effect in six months.
The Kenyan decision comes three weeks after the UN declared “war on plastic” through its new UN , launched on at (February 22-24, 2017).
The initiative’s campaign urges governments to pass plastic reduction policies; industry to minimise plastic packaging and redesign products; and consumers to change …
NAIROBI, Jul 15 2020 (IPS) – While men are more likely to die from COVID-19, women are facing the full blow of the socio-economic fallout from the ongoing pandemic as well as seeing a reversal in equality gains made over the last two decades, says an all-women panel of international thought leaders, who met virtually during a discussion convened by IPS.
“The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women and Girls” took place on Tuesday, Jul. 14, with the aim to bring to the fore the dangers of neglecting gender dimensions in COVID-19 response and recovery plans.
The panel included gender and development experts with a wide range of expertise:
Catherine Bertini, a…