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Right to Sight works with Non Governmental Organisations, Hospitals, Eye Clinics and Governments in Africa and India.
We work with our partners in order to build their organisational capacity.
Through clinical and management training,
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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH IN RIGHT TO SIGHT
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Dr. Ogbedo Ernest Njuwe from Nigeria but working in Sychelles was the first trainee to complete Small Incision
Cataract Surgery training at Lions Sightfirst Eye Hospital, Loresho, Kenya, this is a Right to Sight supported
training programme. He has successfully completed a six-week small incision cataract surgery training course.
During his training he performed 54 independent surgeries successfully. He went back to his hospital with the aim
of performing 2000 SICS a year. The cost of the SICS training is €1000 ( Tutition fee and living expenses in Nairobi).
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Dr Thami Zini Maleka arrives from South Africa on an Irish Aid scholarship for rapid training in SICS cataract surgery,
before returning to Irish Aid funded training center in Durban to deliver high volume surgery. She is the first of six
scholarship students travelling from Durban to Nairobi, a first for Africa.
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Dr Jennifer Billington, Royal College of Surgeons third medical student learns eye lid surgery to treat trachoma
scarring, a painful blinding condition relieved with a simple lid operation. Right to Sight aims to develop medical school
student surgery from African colleges through partnership with RCSI students.
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The first African multicenter glaucoma service commences this week in Nairobi as the first SLT laser arrives in
Loresho hospital where the Gallagher family has donated a training center to Right to Sight.
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Right to Sight glaucoma expert Dr Vasudev arrives in Nairobi to develop the first expert glaucoma center in Africa.
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LATEST NEWS
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The Times Article
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Maintenance Training Course in Cameroon
March 2009 - Aravind, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon, the German cooperation GTZ and Right to Sight partnered to organise a training course on the maintenance and repair of ophthalmic equipment in Cameroon.
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BUC Student Placement to Mbingo Hospital Cameroon
March 09' - The Buskerud University College (BUC) in Norway approached Right to Sight to partner on an optometry project in Africa. Right to Sight, eager to help with the exchange facilitated that the Mbingo Baptist Hospital in Cameroon be used as the location.
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Article from Life Time Newspaper Cameroon
Apr 09'
An Article written in Cameroon in the Life Time Newspaper in April documenting the successful completion of the Equipment Maintenance Course run in collaboration with Right to SIght
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Orissa - Success Stories in Eye Care
April 2009 - Right to Sight has been involved in the capacity building and sustainable growth of JMJ-GVN Hospital since 2007. Since getting involved the Hospital has performed 9,790 surgeries and seen an incredible 70,000 Out-Patients. JMJ-GVN was the first partner of Right to Sight in Eastern India.
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Sun Business Post Article
May 09'
Article from the SUNDAY BUSINESS POST in Ireland regarding the Pilates fundraising event run by Right to Sight in May 09'
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Article in The Irish Independent - June 09'
The Trinity Sight team, finalist of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup global student technology competition, has devised an inexpensive and innovative technology solution to the training shortage using off-the-shelf products, including remotes from the Nintendo Wii games console and a laptop.
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IAPB Meeting Cameroon 25th - 28th May 2009
For the first time, the members of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) organised a meeting for the Central Africa sub-region. This meeting was held in Limbé in the Southwest region of Cameroon.
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Exciting Development at MGMH, Durban, South Africa
In collaboration with local partners the KwaZulu-Natal Eye Care Coalition and the Department of Health, RTS has this month started services at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, in the northern suburbs of Durban.
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MSF- GALKACYO EYE CAMP
Phase 1: Screening 24 March -28 April 2010
Screening was done by two ophthalmic technicians from Al-Nur Eye Hospital in Mogadishu supported by the staff of Galkacyo South Hospital.
Phase 2: Surgery 22 – 29 April 2010
Three Ophthalmic surgeons and six Ophthalmic technicians were the surgical team. Gallkacyo...
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