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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

This is an #archive of the Trust’s work between 2012 – 2020 to end avoidable blindness & empower young leaders in honour of HM The Queen #ALastingLegacy ⁣⁣ jubileetribute.org Commonwealth Joined November 2013
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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust has now closed, having successfully completed its programmes to help end avoidable blindness and empower young people across the Commonwealth in honour of HM The Queen. > Find out about our Lasting Legacy here: jubileetribute.org

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Queens Young Leaders @QueensLeaders

4 years ago

Inspired by the work of the #QueensYoungLeaders Programme, the @queenscomtrust is working to support young change makers, including #QueensYoungLeaders like Jessica Dewhurst who is the co-founder of @TheJusticeDesk 🙌

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Dr Desiree Murray was awarded a scholarship by the Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium to study for an MSc in public health for eye care at the @LSHTM. “With partnering and collaborating we can make an even greater difference” says Dr Murray 📽️👇

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Dr Sucheta Kulkarni is an ophthalmologist who is working to combat retinopathy of prematurity in India - the world’s leading cause of childhood blindness - & completed a MSc at @LSHTM through the Trust's Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium 📽️👇

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thank you @comicrelief, @RoyalCWSociety & @Cambridge_ICE for making our @QueensLeaders programme possible & creating a network of 240 influential young across the Commonwealth who will continue to drive change for many years to come 🌎

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thanks to @StanChart & @peekteam more than 12,000 schoolchildren in Botswana have had their eyes screened. As a result, The Government of Botswana has become the first country in the world to commit to screening the eyes of schoolchildren using Peek smartphone-technology

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thank you @DFID_UK & @FredHollowsNZ for making the Trust’s work to tackle diabetic retinopathy in the Pacific possible. As a result, integration & collaboration of diabetic retinopathy services with diabetic & other health services has improved

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

The Trust’s work to tackle diabetic retinopathy in the Caribbean wouldn’t have been possible without @LSHTM who have worked to establish robust, cost effective & sustainable screening & treatment programmes to prevent people from losing their sight because of diabetes

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thanks to the support of @thePHFI, the Trust has supported work to pilot sustainable & scalable models for the prevention, detection & treatment of diabetic retinopathy across ten states in India, leaving behind a #LastingLegacy

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Diabetic retinopathy is the fastest growing cause of blindness globally. Thanks to the support of our partners @FredHollows & @LSHTM, the Trust has worked to support the integration of eye health into existing services for people with diabetes in Bangladesh, India & Pakistan

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4 years ago

Thanks to the work of @DFID_UK, @StanChart, @thePHFI & @LSHTM national guidelines are now in place to screen & treat premature babies for retinopathy of prematurity - the leading cause of childhood blindness - across 4 districts in India, serving a population of nearly 50 million

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thanks to members of @TrachomaControl including @Sightsavers & @CarterCenter, the Trust’s Trachoma Initiative in Uganda has provided sight saving surgery to over 34,000 people & with support from @USAID, antibiotics were distributed to prevent the spread of infection

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thanks to @lionsclubs, over 27,000 people have received sight-saving surgery for trachoma in Kenya & Uganda. Although the Trust’s Trachoma Initiative has now come to an end, local Lions in these countries will continue raising awareness & mobilising communities to #EndTrachoma

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thanks to @DFID_UK, @StanChart, @TheENDFund& @hiltonfound, the Trust’s Trachoma initiative in Tanzania has trained surgeons like Martha to be able to provide sight-saving surgery for blinding trachoma

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thank you @TrachomaControl & @FredHollowsNZ for making the Trust’s Trachoma Initiative in the Pacific possible. Nearly 1 million people have now been provided with sight-saving antibiotics to treat those at risk & stop the spread of infection

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DiamondJubileeTrust @qejubileetrust

4 years ago

Thanks to the members of @TrachomaControl & @Sightsavers, the Trust’s Trachoma Initiative in Africa has provided sight-saving treatment to millions, trained surgeons & community health workers, built latrines & educated communities on how to prevent infection

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