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MALAWI Population 15900000 Gross national income per capita 730 Life expectancy at birth mf years2012 5860 Infant mortality rate 401 deaths1000 live births Health Staffing 2 P hysicians . . Population. . Data. . Sheet. . 2012. Malawi’s population . is growing rapidly. Source: National Statistics Office. Population is growing fastest in the Northern and Central zones. Source: National Statistics Office, . “The Warm Heart of Africa”. Rising Sun – Symbol of Hope. Facts About Malawi. Capital – Lilongwe. President – Joyce Banda. Currency – Malawi Kwacha. Population – 15,380,888 (2011). Official Language – Chewa, English. Is it right for me?. Ophthalmology as a career choice? . Advantages:. Surgical specialty. Immediate gratification. Happy patients. Increasing patient population (aging Boomers). Multiple sub-specialties:. FUNGAL VIRULENCE FACTORS IN OCULAR INFECTIONS. Philip A. Thomas . MD, PhD, MAMS, FABMS, FIMSA. Dept. of Ocular Microbiology. Institute of Ophthalmology . , 2016. The 47. th. Union World Conference on Lung Health . October 26-29, 2016. Liverpool, UK. By . Wondwossen Asefa (Project HOPE) . Field Testing of OMNI-gene TB Sputum Optimizer in Malawi. Background and Objective . Kate Golden, Senior Nutrition Adviser, Concern, Dublin. CMAM Advisory Service in Malawi: . s. even years of scaling up. Background: CAS timeline . & objectives. 2006: . The . government of Malawi expressed its intention to . Satish Gopal MD MPH. University . of Malawi College of Medicine. UNC . Lineberger. Comprehensive Cancer Center. UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases. UNC . Gillings. School of Global Public Health. Thomas J. Whittaker, J.D., M.D.. University of Kansas Department of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology as a career choice? . Advantages:. Surgical specialty. Immediate gratification. Happy patients. Increasing patient population (aging baby-boomers). FUNGAL VIRULENCE FACTORS IN OCULAR INFECTIONS. Philip A. Thomas . MD, PhD, MAMS, FABMS, FIMSA. Dept. of Ocular Microbiology. Institute of Ophthalmology . OverviewBerkeley Outpatient Center comprising comprehensive cataract glaucoma retina and oculoplastics subspecialties Our ophthalmologists work with referring providers to ensure patients recei PENN HIGHLANDS HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARECONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO MEET ALL YOUR EYE CARE NEEDS OPHTHALMOLOGYService of Penn Highlands DuBois865 Beaver DriveDuBois PA 15801Medical Arts Building807 Turnpike A AND THE REACH-DR TEAM. DIABETES AND EYE HEALTH. . Diabetes. can lead to a wide range of complications, many of which affect . blood vessels . around the body. . For instance, . retinopathy. happens when diabetes damages the . {. قَالُواْ سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا. إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ }. 1/29/2013. Department of Ophthalmology. Monica K. Lieng, PhD & Sophie C. Lee, BS. Neesurg Mehta, MD. Susan Alber, PhD. Parisa Emami-Naeini, MD, MPH. Glenn Yiu, MD, PhD. Introduction. Inequities in distribution of specialty .