Diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes, is the result of damage to the blood vessels of the retina—the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. In some cases, the blood vessels swell and leak, while in others…
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Diabetes is a global health epidemic. This chronic condition currently affects close to half a billion people worldwide and is set to impact one in nine people by 2045. One in two people currently living with diabetes has not…
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Pat Ryan left the 2017 Lions Clubs International Conference in Chicago with a mission: to return to his home state of Kentucky to help screen 100,000 people for diabetes. Ryan was motivated to join the fight against the…
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The Fight Against diabetes Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and World diabetes Foundation (WDF) are collaborating to fight against diabetes, a growing epidemic worldwide. The project, “Promote Early Prevention and…
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With support from a diabetes grant from Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), Lions in Indonesia expanded and equipped the Siti Mariam Health Facility in West Jakarta to screen more than 11,…
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A Lion in Norway is cycling from Scandinavia to Africa to raise funds and awareness to help children in Uganda.
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Read Lion Stella Foo's experience with Lions in District 308B1 visiting cancer wards, donating hair, funding medical costs and creating awareness campaigns for children with cancer.
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See how the Leos of District 3231 A2 formed “Youth Against Cancer” in August 2018, an international twinning initiative to bring about worldwide awareness of the impact of cancer and how to prevent…
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The Fraser Valley Lions Club is one of the 2021 Kindness Matters Service Award winners for their project partnering with The Mountain Family Center to build a teaching kitchen to help people with…
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Navigating childhood isn’t easy. As youngsters develop socially, emotionally, and intellectually – and face challenges at home, in school, and from peers – they can become overwhelmed. Fortunately,…
