“Promoting sustainability” and “developing capacity” are common terms these days. But what do they mean in terms of international development? Kashinath Bhoosnurmath can tell you. He joined Operation Eyesight in 2009 as senior director for Operation Eyesight in India, bringing many years of practical experience in community and international development. Both Kashinath and Dr. Bo… Continue reading Community workers: the force behind change – Part 1
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India has much to teach us – Part 2
Last week I wrote about the amazing efficiency of India’s Little Flower Hospital. Our hospitals may be busy, but they don’t come close to the sheer number of people treated daily by Indian hospitals. Here in Canada, we could learn a lot about patient flow from them. For instance, in North American hospitals, the operating… Continue reading India has much to teach us – Part 2
What’s the big deal about water?
World Water Day, earlier this week on March 22, tells us not to take water for granted. About five years ago Operation Eyesight realized that treatment and surgery alone were not going to win the battle to eliminate unnecessary blindness. Indeed the evidence was that a good deal of blindness could be prevented if we were… Continue reading What’s the big deal about water?
Going to bed hungry
I often think that those of us in prosperous countries have a hard time understanding what it’s like to live in a place with no public health care, as many developing nations can be. Imagine the impact that this has on economic development and general health. I heard an interesting comment from G. Chandra Sekhar,… Continue reading Going to bed hungry
