Grazie al Progetto “Curiamoci con cura” abbiamo potuto attivare un servizio di bilanci di salute per i nostri assistiti, con il sostegno di Fondazione Friuli. Il progetto ha previsto visite con standard “autism friendly” per il monitoraggio della salute generale, effettuate dal medico con il supporto di psicologi ed educatori che preparano la persona con […]
È quasi un protocollo: se un ragazzo autistico arriva in stato di agitazione in pronto soccorso l’intervento più probabile è la sedazione. “Si seda prima di qualsiasi esame obiettivo, prima di tentare una qualsiasi forma di ascolto, salvo poi magari capire il giorno dopo che il ragazzo in questione urlava perché aveva un chiodo nell’orecchio […]
Un’importante visita ieri 27/09/2021, quella del Ministro per le Disabilità Erika Stefani, che la Fondazione Bambini e Autismo ha avuto l’onore di ospitare nei propri centri insieme a diversi rappresentanti delle istituzioni tra cui il presidente della Regione FVG Massimiliano Fedriga. Un’occasione significativa di confronto sui temi dell’autismo, della presa in carico globale e dell’integrazione […]
World Water Day offers us an opportunity think about some of the challenges facing those of us working in the field of infectious diseases and how working alongside those in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector could improve impacts across the board.
The Social Inclusion Working Group at Sightsavers has welcomed its first inspiring speaker, Lady Jean Wilson, whose husband, Sir John Wilson, founded Sightsavers in 1950.
The working group, which has members across all departments of Sightsavers, aims to make sure everything we do both in terms of our programmes and operations is fully inclusive and accessible to everyone.
Early intervention is recognised as crucial in mitigating and preventing developmental disabilities. Yet services for early intervention are rare in India and non-existent in the rural areas. After an assessment at our government hospital-based centre, this project provides families with follow up services for their children in their own communities. Local level health and childcare workers were trained to identify and refer children and parents meet our team regularly to update their skills and monitor their own kids.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion of the world’s poorest people. Sightsavers, with additional funding from the UK government, is helping to eliminate two significant NTDs: onchocerciasis (also known as river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis. Both are debilitating diseases caused by parasite infections.
The groundbreaking Global Trachoma Mapping Project showed that public health can benefit from technology and standardisation to cut costs and respond to local needs. It’s a data collection model that should be replicated.
Sightsavers is known for its work on NTD elimination and eye health. These are significant portfolios, not only in financial resources but also in terms of their impact on the lives of men and women, boys and girls in some of the poorest places in the world.
