The need for child eye health services in Ghana is immense. It is estimated that 9000 children are blind, and up to 70% of these cases are avoidable. There are only two trained paediatric ophthalmologists in the country and no formal paediatric training exists.
Orbis and our amazing partners created an 18-month program to help reduce childhood blindness and visual impairment by training ophthalmologists in child eye care. We have developed a plan to train Community Health Officers and introduce school screenings to build awareness and improve access.
In 2020 alone, we delivered:
July 26, 2017
We’re continuing to partner with the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to develop quality paediatric services in collaboration with the Himalayan Cataract Project, which focuses on adult services.
Funded by Seeing is Believing, a Standard Chartered Bank initiative, we’re implementing four key interventions at community, primary and district levels of the health and education system to integrate eye health into the health system and drive demand for eye health services:
