The Kilimanjaro Center for Community Ophthalmology (KCCO) is offering two upcoming courses: Organizational & Financial Management to Achieve VISION 2020 in Africa and Bridging Communities and Eye Care Providers to Achieve VISION 2020 in Africa in November 2019. Bridging Communities and Eye Care Providers to Achieve VISION 2020 in Africa This course will be held from November…
Eye Care Foundation (ECF) in Tanzania builds on the momentum to improve eye health that will contribute effectively to individual and national development. ECF helps prevent and cure avoidable blindness and visual impairment in four districts of Morogoro region in Tanzania namely; Ulanga, Malinyi, Kilombero and Ifakara town. These efforts are ere channelled through; a)…
The Kilimanjaro Center for Community Ophthalmology (KCCO) works with partners to support the implementation of programmes in Africa in the areas of comprehensive eye care, childhood blindness and low vision, and trachoma elimination. Through its three pillars of activities (planning and change implementation, training and capacity building, and operational research), KCCO is currently supporting activities…
After 9 years of running optometry training programme, Asmara College of Health Sciences (now Asmara University Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences) in Eritrea produced the country’s first optometrists. The 22 graduates (9 female and 13 male) were conferred their Bachelor of Optometry Degree in August 2019. Considering that the country has also trained…
Simon Day interviewed the RIIO School of Ophthalmology Programme Director, Prof Ciku Mathenge. Tell me about RIIO and why a private institution started a School of Ophthalmology The Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology (RIIO) is registered as a local not for profit organisation in Rwanda. The Principal themes of operation that are included in its…
The College of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) and Ophthalmological Society of Malawi (OSM) will bring you the 8th Annual Scientific Congress from 19-21 August 2020. At Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi. More information here
The Joint Congress of: 8th Ophthalmic Plastic Society of Egypt, 3rd Middle East Ophthalmic Oncology & African Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery will take place in Egypt on 4-6th December. Registrations open: Sep 20 Find out more here.
The use of mobile and wireless technologies has the potential to transform the face of health service delivery across the globe. There are reportedly more than 7 billion mobile telephone subscriptions across the world, over 70% of which are in low- or middle- income countries. In many places, people are more likely to have access…
The World Health Organization, Regional office for Africa (WHO-AFRO), through its Non-communicable disease cluster, in collaboration with partners, continues to support Member States to improve access to eye health care with a focus on primary health care and community levels. Ongoing, planned, and other long term planned activities are outlined as follows: 1. Catalogue of…
A new UK aid programme will fight diseases in 25 of the world’s poorest countries Support will target five Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which cause disability and death A new UK aid package will help protect 200 million people worldwide from debilitating diseases. The flagship programme, called Ascend, was announced by the UK’s international development…
Following a regional meeting on eye health organized by West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 4-6 June 2002, it was recommended that a Regional Eye Health NGDOs Coordination Group be established to support WAHO and : Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States to eliminate avoidable blindness by the…
Through a collaborative project dubbed, Health Systems Strengthening Project in ECSA Region, COECSA has supported the development of clinical management guidelines in Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and Diabetic Retinopathy in Kenya. The project has also supported the development and dissemination of the Retinoblastoma and Diabetic Retinopathy guidelines in the Republic of Tanzania. The project, in…
The Annual Scientific Congress of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central &Southern Africa (COECSA) was held in August 21-23rd in Kigali Rwanda. The Congress attracted over 500 delegates from over 55 nationalities as well as over 30 exhibitors from around the world. This event marks one of the largest and well attended scientific congresses…
Light for the World is joining IAPB’s Council of Members for the first time, as a programme partner . We are delighted to be part of what is setting out to be a fantastic event and collaboration opportunity! We are particularly excited that this year’s Council is taking place in Africa. We would like to…
Jacqueline Ramke, Hannah Faal and Matthew Burton issue an invitation to take part in the Grand Challenges in Global Eye Health study. We would like to invite IAPB member organisations, and as many of their individual team members as are interested, to take part in a study which aims to identify the “grand challenges” in…
Vision Aid Overseas is looking for a Country Director for its Zambia programme. The role of the Country Director is to develop and lead the Vision Aid Overseas’ Zambia programme to support their mission of enabling people living in poverty to access affordable glasses and eye care. The Country Director for Zambia will be responsible…
Noor Dubai Foundation, a UAE-based non-governmental charity organisation and part of the Mohamed bin Rashid Global Initiatives, has signed an agreement with the Katsina State Government of Nigeria for a comprehensive eye care programme to provide sustainable preventive and curative eye care services for the Nigerian state of Katsina. This 4-year (2019 to 2022) sustainable…
Press Release Cincinnati, OH – June 28, 2019 – OneSight, the leading vision care nonprofit organization, and The Gambia government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) transitioning oversight of the country’s sustainable vision care infrastructure and marking a major milestone in resolving the global vision care access gap. K-T Overbey, President and Executive Director of…
Press Release: Madison, WI, USA: Combat Blindness International (CBI), in partnership with Cambridge Global Health Partners (London, UK), Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital (Delhi, India), PEEK (London, UK) and the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness, has helped eliminate the backlog of cataract blindness in Botswana. Cataract is a clouding of the lens of the…
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