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Caroline Harper: What if we eliminated one of the world's oldest diseases?
Kerolajn Harper (Caroline Harper): Šta ako bismo eliminisali jednu od najstarijih bolesti na svetu?
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Pre više hiljada godina, drevni Nubijci su na zidovima grobnica crtali slike strašne bolesti koja okreće očne kapke naopačke i koja izaziva slepilo. Ova bolest, trahom, je i dalje problem u mnogim delovima sveta danas - ali takođe je sprečiva, kaže Kerolajn Harper. Naoružana podacima iz globalnog projekta za mapiranje, njena organizacija "Spasioci vida" planira da se fokusira na zemlje gde nedostajanje sredstava stoji na putu eliminacije bolesti i da pojača napore tamo gde je potreba najveća. Saznajte više o njihovom cilju slanja trahoma u zaborav - i kako možete pomoći. (Ovaj ambiciozni plan je jedna od prvih ideja Audacious projekta, TED-ova nova inicijativa da inspiriše globalne promene.)
Caroline Harper - Advocate for visually impaired people
At Sightsavers, an international NGO, Caroline Harper leads efforts to eliminate avoidable blindness around the world and fight for equal rights. Full bio
At Sightsavers, an international NGO, Caroline Harper leads efforts to eliminate avoidable blindness around the world and fight for equal rights. Full bio
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00:13
I'd like you to imagine,
just for a moment,
just for a moment,
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Volela bih da zamislite samo na trenutak,
00:16
that your eyelashes grew inwards
instead of outwards,
instead of outwards,
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da vaše trepavice rastu ka unutra,
umesto ka spolja,
umesto ka spolja,
00:21
so that every time you blinked,
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tako da svaki put kad biste trepnuli
00:24
they would scrape
the front of your eyeballs,
the front of your eyeballs,
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one bi vam grebale površinu očne jabučice,
00:27
damaging the corneas,
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šteteći rožnjače,
00:28
so that slowly and painfully,
you went blind.
you went blind.
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tako da polako i bolno ostajete slepi.
00:33
Well, that's what happens
to a person who has trachoma.
to a person who has trachoma.
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E pa, to se dešava osobi koja ima trahom.
00:37
Now, this little boy here, Pamelo,
from Zambia, he has trachoma.
from Zambia, he has trachoma.
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A sada, ovaj dečačić ovde, Pamelo,
iz Zambije, on ima trahom.
iz Zambije, on ima trahom.
00:42
And if we don't do anything,
he's going to go blind.
he's going to go blind.
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I ako ne uradimo ništa, oslepeće.
00:46
Trachoma is a curious disease.
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Trahom je neobična bolest.
00:48
It's a bacterial infection
that's passed from person to person
that's passed from person to person
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To je bakterijska infekcija
koja se prenosi sa osobe na osobu
koja se prenosi sa osobe na osobu
00:53
and by flies.
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i preko muva.
00:55
The repeated infection
will scar your eyelids
will scar your eyelids
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Ponovljena infekcija
će oštetiti vaše očne kapke
će oštetiti vaše očne kapke
00:58
so that they contract
and they turn inside out.
and they turn inside out.
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tako da se zgrče pa okrenu naopačke.
01:03
It particularly affects women,
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Posebno pogađa žene,
01:05
because they have
the contact with children.
the contact with children.
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jer imaju kontakt sa decom.
01:08
So what you'll often see
in places like Ethiopia
in places like Ethiopia
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Ono što ćete često viđati
na mestima kao što je Etiopija
na mestima kao što je Etiopija
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are girls who have tweezers
like this around their necks,
like this around their necks,
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su devojke koje imaju pincete
kao što je ova oko vratova,
kao što je ova oko vratova,
01:16
and they use them
to pluck out their eyelashes.
to pluck out their eyelashes.
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i koriste ih da isčupaju svoje trepavice
01:20
But of course, that only gives them
temporary respite,
temporary respite,
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Ali naravno, to im daje
samo kratak predah,
samo kratak predah,
01:23
because they just grow back
more vicious than before.
more vicious than before.
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jer prosto ponovo porastu
nepravilnije nego ranije.
nepravilnije nego ranije.
01:27
There are around two million
people in the world
people in the world
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Ima oko dva miliona ljudi na svetu
01:31
who are blind or visually impaired
because of trachoma.
because of trachoma.
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koji su slepi ili sa oštećenim
vidom zbog trahoma.
vidom zbog trahoma.
01:35
And we believe there may be
as many as 200 million people
as many as 200 million people
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Mi verujemo da može biti
do 200 miliona ljudi
do 200 miliona ljudi
01:39
who are at risk.
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izloženo riziku.
01:41
Now, it's a very old disease.
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To je veoma stara bolest.
01:44
What you can see is a photo
of a wall of a tomb in Northern Sudan.
of a wall of a tomb in Northern Sudan.
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Ono što možete videti je slika
zida grobnice u severnom Sudanu.
zida grobnice u severnom Sudanu.
01:49
A colleague and I were traveling
in a very remote village,
in a very remote village,
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Kolega i ja smo putovali
u veoma udaljeno selo,
u veoma udaljeno selo,
01:52
and we asked an old man
to take us down into a little tomb.
to take us down into a little tomb.
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i pitali smo starijeg čoveka
da nas odvede u malu grobnicu.
da nas odvede u malu grobnicu.
01:56
Now, on the wall, we saw two eyes.
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Dakle, na zidu, videli smo dva oka.
01:59
One is crying,
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Jedno plače,
02:01
and you can see
there are tweezers next to it.
there are tweezers next to it.
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i možete videti tamo pincetu pored njega.
02:04
Simon said to me, "My God,
do you think that's trachoma?"
do you think that's trachoma?"
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Sajmon mi je rekao: "O moj bože,
misliš li da je to trahom?"
misliš li da je to trahom?"
02:08
So we sent this picture
to the British Museum,
to the British Museum,
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Pa smo poslali ovu sliku
britanskom muzeju,
britanskom muzeju,
02:11
and they confirmed that, yes,
this is trachoma.
this is trachoma.
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i potvrdili su, da, ovo jeste trahom.
02:14
So, thousands of years ago,
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Prema tome, pre mnogo hiljada godina
02:17
the ancient Nubians
were painting pictures of trachoma
were painting pictures of trachoma
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drevni Nubijci su slikali trahome
02:21
on the walls of their tomb.
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na zidovima njihovih grobnica.
02:22
And the tragedy is
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A tragedija je
02:24
that disease is still rampant
in that area today.
in that area today.
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da je bolest i dalje raširena
u tom području danas.
u tom području danas.
02:28
And the crazy thing is,
we know how to stop it.
we know how to stop it.
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A luda stvar je što znamo
kako da je zaustavimo.
kako da je zaustavimo.
02:33
And what's great is that the trachoma
community have all come together
community have all come together
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Ono što je divno je da su se
udruženja za trahom sastala
udruženja za trahom sastala
02:38
to pool their efforts.
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da udruže svoje napore.
02:40
We don't compete; we collaborate.
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Mi se ne takmičimo; mi sarađujemo.
02:43
I have to tell you,
that's not always the case
that's not always the case
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Moram da vam kažem, to nije uvek slučaj
02:45
in my experience in the NGO world.
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u NVO svetu po mom iskustvu.
02:50
We've created something
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Stvorili smo nešto
02:51
called the International Coalition
for Trachoma Control.
for Trachoma Control.
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što se zove Internacionalna koalicija
za kontrolu trahoma.
za kontrolu trahoma.
02:56
And together, we've developed
a strategy to fight it.
a strategy to fight it.
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A zajedno, razvili smo strategiju
za borbu protiv njega.
za borbu protiv njega.
03:00
This strategy is called the SAFE strategy,
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Ova strategija se zove HAPO strategija,
03:03
and it's been approved
by the World Health Organization.
by the World Health Organization.
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i odobrila ju je svetska
zdravstvena organizacija.
zdravstvena organizacija.
03:07
The "S" stands for "surgery."
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"H" označava hirurgiju.
03:10
It's very straightforward procedure
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To je jednostavna procedura
03:12
to turn the eyelids back the right way.
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da na pravi način
vratite očni kapak nazad.
vratite očni kapak nazad.
03:15
We train nurses to do it,
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Treniramo medicinske sestre da to rade,
03:17
and they use local anesthetics.
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a one koriste lokalnu anesteziju.
03:19
And as you can see, you can do it
in somebody's front porch, if need be.
in somebody's front porch, if need be.
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I kao što možete videti, to možete da
uradite na nečijoj verandi, ako zatreba.
uradite na nečijoj verandi, ako zatreba.
03:24
Then "A" stands for "antibiotics."
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Zatim "A" označava antibiotike.
03:27
These are donated by Pfizer,
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Ove je donirala kompanija Pfizer,
03:30
who also pay for those drugs
to be transported to the port in-country.
to be transported to the port in-country.
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koja takođe plaća da se ti lekovi
transportuju do luke u toj zemlji.
transportuju do luke u toj zemlji.
03:35
From there, they're taken to the villages,
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Odatle, nose se do sela,
03:39
where hundreds of thousands
of community volunteers
of community volunteers
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gde će stotine hiljada
volontera iz zajednica
volontera iz zajednica
03:43
will distribute those drugs to the people.
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raspodeliti te lekove ljudima.
03:47
Now, we train those volunteers,
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Sada, treniramo te volontere
03:50
and we also help the ministries
with all that complex logistics.
with all that complex logistics.
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i takođe pomažemo ministarstvima
sa svom tom kompleksnom logistikom.
sa svom tom kompleksnom logistikom.
03:54
And every one of those volunteers
has a pole like this.
has a pole like this.
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I svaki od tih volontera
ima motku kao ovu.
ima motku kao ovu.
04:00
It's called a "dose pole."
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Zove se "motka za doziranje".
04:02
This one's from Cameroon.
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Ova je iz Kameruna.
04:04
And you can see it's marked
different colors,
different colors,
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Možete videti da je obeležena
različitim bojama,
različitim bojama,
04:07
and you can tell how many pills
you should give somebody,
you should give somebody,
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da možete reći koliko pilula
trebate da date nekome,
trebate da date nekome,
04:10
based on how tall they are.
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na osnovu toga koliko su oni visoki.
04:14
"F" stands for "face washing."
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"P" označava pranje lica.
04:17
Now, we used to have trachoma
in the UK and in the US.
in the UK and in the US.
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Imali smo nekada trahom u UK i u SAD.
04:21
In fact, President Carter,
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U stvari, predsednik Karter,
04:23
he talks about how trachoma
was a real problem in Georgia
was a real problem in Georgia
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on priča o tome kako je trahom
bio veliki problem u Džordžiji
bio veliki problem u Džordžiji
04:27
when he was a little boy.
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kad je on bio mali.
04:29
And in the UK, the famous
eye hospital, Moorfields,
eye hospital, Moorfields,
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A u UK, poznata očna bolnica, Murfilds,
04:33
was originally a trachoma hospital.
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je originalno bila bolnica za trahom.
04:36
What we do is teach kids like this
how important it is to wash their faces.
how important it is to wash their faces.
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Mi učimo decu kao što su ova
koliko je važno prati svoje lice.
koliko je važno prati svoje lice.
04:42
And finally, "E" stands for "environment,"
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I najzad, "O" označava okruženje,
04:46
where we help the communities
build latrines,
build latrines,
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u kom pomažemo zajednicama
da sagrade klozete,
da sagrade klozete,
04:48
and we teach them to separate
their animals from their living quarters
their animals from their living quarters
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i učimo ih da odvajaju
životinje od dela u kom žive
životinje od dela u kom žive
04:52
in order to reduce the fly population.
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kako bi se smanjila populacija muva.
04:56
So we know how to tackle the disease.
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Prema tome, znamo kako
da se rešimo bolesti.
da se rešimo bolesti.
04:59
But we need to know where it is.
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Ali moramo da znamo gde je.
05:01
And we do,
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I znamo,
05:03
because a few years ago,
Sightsavers led an incredible program
Sightsavers led an incredible program
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jer su pre nekoliko godina
"Spasioci vida" vodili neverovatan program
"Spasioci vida" vodili neverovatan program
05:07
called the Global Trachoma
Mapping Project.
Mapping Project.
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koji se zove globalni projekat
za mapiranje trahoma.
za mapiranje trahoma.
05:11
It took us three years,
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Bile su nam potrebne tri godine,
05:13
but we went through 29 countries,
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i prošli smo kroz 29 zemalja,
05:16
and we taught local health workers
to go district by district,
to go district by district,
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naučili smo lokalne zdravstvene radnike
da idu od opštine do opštine,
da idu od opštine do opštine,
05:21
and they examined the eyelids
of over two and a half million people.
of over two and a half million people.
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i pregledali su očne kapke
preko 2,5 miliona ljudi.
preko 2,5 miliona ljudi.
05:27
And they used Android phones
in order to download the data.
in order to download the data.
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Koristili su pametne telefone
kako bi skinuli podatke.
kako bi skinuli podatke.
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And from that, we were able to build a map
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A iz toga, mi smo uspeli
da napravimo mapu.
da napravimo mapu.
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that showed us where the disease was.
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koja nam je pokazala gde je bolest.
05:37
Now, this is a very high-level map
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Sada, ovo je mapa na visokom nivou
05:39
that shows you which countries
had a problem with trachoma.
had a problem with trachoma.
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koja vam pokazuje koje zemlje
su imale problem sa trahomom.
su imale problem sa trahomom.
05:43
And you may ask me,
"Well, does this strategy actually work?"
"Well, does this strategy actually work?"
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Možete me pitati:
"Pa, da li ova strategija zapravo deluje?"
"Pa, da li ova strategija zapravo deluje?"
05:47
Yes, it does.
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Da, deluje.
05:49
This map shows you the progress
that we've made to date.
that we've made to date.
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Ova mapa vam pokazuje progres
koji smo postigli do danas.
koji smo postigli do danas.
05:52
The green countries believe
they've already eliminated trachoma,
they've already eliminated trachoma,
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Zelene zemlje smatraju
da su već eliminisale trahom,
da su već eliminisale trahom,
05:56
and they have either been through
or are in the process of
or are in the process of
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i da su ili prošli ili su u procesu
05:59
having that validated by the WHO.
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potvrđivanja toga od strane SZO.
06:02
Countries in yellow
have the money they need,
have the money they need,
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Žute zemlje imaju novac
koji im je potreban,
koji im je potreban,
06:05
they have the resources
to eliminate trachoma.
to eliminate trachoma.
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i imaju resurse da eliminišu trahom.
06:08
And some of them are really nearly there.
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A neke od njih su veoma blizu toga.
06:11
But the red countries,
they don't have enough funding.
they don't have enough funding.
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Ali crvene zemlje,
one nemaju dovoljno sredstava.
one nemaju dovoljno sredstava.
06:14
They cannot eliminate trachoma
unless they get more.
unless they get more.
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Ne mogu eliminisati trahom
ukoliko ne dobiju više.
ukoliko ne dobiju više.
06:18
And we're quite concerned, though,
that the progress to date may stall.
that the progress to date may stall.
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A prilično smo zabrinuti, zaista,
da dosadašnji napredak može da stagnira.
da dosadašnji napredak može da stagnira.
06:23
So when we were talking
to the Audacious ideas guys,
to the Audacious ideas guys,
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Tako da kad smo pričali
sa ljudima iz "Odvažnih ideja",
sa ljudima iz "Odvažnih ideja",
06:28
we asked ourselves:
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zapitali smo se:
06:30
If we really, really pushed ourselves
over the next four or five years
over the next four or five years
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kad bismo se istinski potrudili
u narednih četiri do pet godina
u narednih četiri do pet godina
06:34
and we had the money,
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i kad bismo imali para,
06:36
what do we think we could achieve?
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šta mislimo da bismo mogli da dostignemo?
06:39
Well, we believe
that we can eliminate trachoma
that we can eliminate trachoma
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Pa, mislimo da možemo
da eliminišemo trahom
da eliminišemo trahom
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in 12 African countries
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u 12 afričkih zemalja
06:47
and across the Americas
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i širom Amerika
06:50
and all across the Pacific.
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i širom celog Pacifika.
06:53
And we can make significant progress
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Možemo postići značajan napredak
06:56
in two countries which have
the highest burden of the disease,
the highest burden of the disease,
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u dve zemlje koje imaju
najveći teret ove bolesti,
najveći teret ove bolesti,
07:00
which is Ethiopia and Nigeria.
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a to su Etiopija i Nigerija.
07:03
And in doing all of that,
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I uz sve to,
07:05
we can leverage more than two
billion dollars' worth of donated drugs.
billion dollars' worth of donated drugs.
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možemo da raspodelimo lekove
u vrednosti od dve milijarde dolara.
u vrednosti od dve milijarde dolara.
07:11
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
07:17
Now, this map here shows you
the impact that we'll have --
the impact that we'll have --
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Sada, ova mapa ovde vam
pokazuje uticaj koji ćemo imati -
pokazuje uticaj koji ćemo imati -
07:20
look how many countries are going green.
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pogledajte koliko zemalja postaje zeleno.
07:22
And there, you can see progress
in Ethiopia and Nigeria.
in Ethiopia and Nigeria.
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I tamo, možete videti napredak
u Etiopiji i Nigeriji.
u Etiopiji i Nigeriji.
07:25
Now, yes, there are some countries
that are still red.
that are still red.
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Sad, da, ima nekih zemalja
koje su i dalje crvene.
koje su i dalje crvene.
07:28
These are mainly countries
which are in conflict --
which are in conflict --
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To su uglavnom zemlje
koje su u konfliktu -
koje su u konfliktu -
07:31
places like Yemen, South Sudan --
where it's very difficult to work.
where it's very difficult to work.
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mesta kao što su Jemen, Južni Sudan -
gde je veoma teško raditi.
gde je veoma teško raditi.
07:35
So, we have the team,
the strategy and the map.
the strategy and the map.
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Dakle, imamo tim, strategiju i mapu.
07:40
And we also have the relationships
with the governments
with the governments
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A takođe imamo veze sa vladama
07:44
so that we can make sure
that our program is coordinated
that our program is coordinated
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tako da možemo da budemo sigurni
da je naš program koordinisan
da je naš program koordinisan
07:48
with other disease-control programs,
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sa ostalim programima za kontrolu bolesti,
07:50
so that we can be efficient.
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tako da možemo da budemo efikasni.
07:53
Wouldn't it be amazing
if we could do this?
if we could do this?
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Ne bi li bilo zapanjujuće
kad bismo mogli da uradimo ovo?
kad bismo mogli da uradimo ovo?
07:57
We'd have trachoma on the run.
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Imali bismo trahom pred istrebljenjem.
07:59
We would be on the home straight
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Bili bismo na pragu
08:02
to eliminate this disease
from the whole world.
from the whole world.
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da eliminišemo ovu bolest iz celog sveta.
08:06
But before I finish,
I just want to share with you
I just want to share with you
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Ali pre nego što završim,
želim samo da podelim sa vama
želim samo da podelim sa vama
08:09
some words from
the founder of Sightsavers,
the founder of Sightsavers,
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neke reči od osnivača "Spasioca vida",
08:12
a guy called Sir John Wilson.
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čoveka koji se zove gospodin Džon Vilson.
08:14
Now, he was blinded at the age of 12.
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Oslepeo je kada je imao 12 godina.
08:16
And he said,
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I rekao je:
08:18
"People don't go blind by the million.
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"Ne oslepi milion ljudi odjednom.
08:21
They go blind one by one."
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Oni oslepe jedan po jedan."
08:24
And in the excitement of being able to say
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I od uzbuđenja što možemo reći
08:27
we've got rid of trachoma
for the whole country,
for the whole country,
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da smo se otarasili
trahoma za celu zemlju,
trahoma za celu zemlju,
08:30
let's not forget that, actually,
this is a devastating disease
this is a devastating disease
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ne zaboravimo da je ovo, zapravo,
razorna bolest
razorna bolest
08:35
that destroys the lives
of individual people.
of individual people.
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koja uništava živote individualnih ljudi.
08:39
People like Twiba.
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Ljudi kao što je Tvajba.
08:40
Now, I met Twiba last year in Tanzania.
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Upoznala sam Tvajbu
prošle godine u Tanzaniji.
prošle godine u Tanzaniji.
08:43
She had had trachoma
for as long as she could remember.
for as long as she could remember.
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Ona je imala trahom od kad zna za sebe.
08:46
And a couple of months before I met her,
she'd had the operation.
she'd had the operation.
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A par meseci pre nego što
sam je upoznala je imala operaciju.
sam je upoznala je imala operaciju.
08:50
It's no exaggeration to say
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Nije preterano reći
08:53
that this had totally
transformed her life.
transformed her life.
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da joj je ovo totalno promenilo život.
Sačuvali smo ono što joj je ostalo
od vida i nije više osećala bol.
od vida i nije više osećala bol.
08:57
We'd saved the sight that she had left,
and she was free of pain.
and she was free of pain.
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09:01
She could sleep.
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Mogla je da spava.
Mogla je da ode da radi,
mogla je da se druži.
mogla je da se druži.
09:03
She could work, she could socialize.
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09:05
And she said to me,
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I rekla mi je:
09:08
"I have my life back."
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"Dobila sam svoj život nazad."
09:10
And it was impossible
not to be moved by her story.
not to be moved by her story.
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I bilo je nemoguće ne biti
dirnut njenom pričom.
dirnut njenom pričom.
09:14
But there are so many Twibas.
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Ali ima toliko puno Tvajba.
09:16
I want to find all the Twibas,
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Želim da nađem sve Tvajbe,
09:19
and I don't want anyone
to go blind in agony anymore.
to go blind in agony anymore.
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i ne želim da bilo ko više
oslepi u agoniji.
oslepi u agoniji.
09:23
Now, you know, there are so many
intractable problems in this world.
intractable problems in this world.
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Sada, znate, ima toliko puno
neukrotivih problema na svetu.
neukrotivih problema na svetu.
09:29
But this is not one of them.
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Ali ovaj nije jedan od njih.
09:31
This is something that we can solve.
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Ovo je nešto što možemo da rešimo.
09:34
And we can ensure
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I možemo da osiguramo
09:36
that kids like this can grow up
free from the fear of trachoma.
free from the fear of trachoma.
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da deca kao ova mogu
da odrastaju bez straha od trahoma.
da odrastaju bez straha od trahoma.
09:42
So, for the sake of kids like this,
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Prema tome, radi dece kao što su ova,
09:45
and for the sake of people like Twiba,
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i radi ljudi kao što je Tvajba,
09:48
let's get rid of trachoma.
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hajde da se otarasimo trahoma.
09:52
Do you think we can?
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Mislite li da možemo?
09:55
Well, yeah, if we really, really want to.
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E pa, da, ako stvarno želimo to.
09:58
Yes, we can.
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Da, možemo.
10:00
So thank you.
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Hvala vam.
10:01
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Harper - Advocate for visually impaired peopleAt Sightsavers, an international NGO, Caroline Harper leads efforts to eliminate avoidable blindness around the world and fight for equal rights.
Why you should listen
Dr. Caroline Harper's ultimate goal is to see herself out of a job. She runs Sightsavers, an organization with global offices that strives to eliminate avoidable blindness and ensure that people with disabilities have equal rights. Up to 75 percent of sight loss can be cured or prevented, and her team hopes to achieve their goals so spectacularly that the organization is no longer needed.
Harper worked in the gas industry until 2002, before co-founding a management business that specialized on turnaround sales of energy companies. But during what she describes as a mid-life gap year, she visited a number of developing countries and felt drawn to international development. "My own family has a lot of blindness, so the mission of Sightsavers really resonated for me," she said. "I have now been its CEO for 13 years, and every year something more incredible happens. The best moments are when I visit some of the countries where we work, sit with people in their communities and realize that what we do has a massive impact. I am so lucky."
Harper is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her work to protect the sight of people in developing countries. Sightsavers works with a range of partners and is supported by organizations such as The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust and UK aid through the UK government's Department for International Development.
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