Some 94 million people in need of cataract surgery, says CBM Australia, urging people to support Miracle’s Day
Geelong, Australia Some 94 million people around the world are currently in need of cataract surgery with the global coronavirus pandemic only lengthening the backlog, according to Christian disability-inclusive international development agency CBM Australia. Mariska Meldrum, campaign manager for CBM’s Miracles Day, witnessing children in the Philippines have cataract surgery in 2017. PICTURE: Courtesy of CBM […]
People with disabilities more likely to die from COVID-19 and living in a “perfect storm” of inequality and injustice, report says
Updated 4.30pm (AEDT)Sydney, Australia The COVID-19 pandemic has created a “perfect storm” of inequality and injustice for people with disabilities around the world, with a new report saying half the people who contract the virus and die are people with a disability. Those living with disabilities have experienced poorer health outcomes during the pandemic, increased […]
ESSAY: WHY AUSTRALIA NEEDS ITS FIRST AMBASSADOR FOR DISABILITY INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
ERIN RYAN, of CBM Australia, sets out why Australia needs to appoint an Ambassador for Disability-Inclusive Development to help ensure people with disabilities in the developing world don’t remain ‘invisible’ when it comes to our aid and foreign policy…
MIRACLES DAY: $32 A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO RESTORE SOMEONE’S SIGHT
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Jane Edge, CBM Australia CEO, about the upcoming ‘Miracles Day’ this Thursday, 25th August…