Media/Source: Life Time Newspaper
Date: April 13-26, 2009
Title: Technical health staff trained on ophthalmic equipment

Technical health staff trained on ophthalmic equipment

Apr 13-26, 2009

Mbingo Baptist Hospital played host to a 15 man training workshop on maintenance of ophthalmic equipments this month, writes IGNATIUS NJI

The training workshop which took place from the 16-28 of March impacted skills on these Health Technicians who were selected from across Cameroon. They are expected at the end of the workshop to have had a mastery of the know-how in handling ophthalmic equipment in their various health centres across Cameroon.

The German Technical Cooperation that was the main financier of this program with the support of London UK NGO “Right to Sight” had to make sure that the trainers were not only local but brought in International Consultants from India. This training workshop covered a wide sphere in the domain of training in the know-how of both the common and the advanced ophthalmic equipments in Cameroon’s eye clinics. They were also drilled on how to fault find, care for and maintain ophthalmic equipments. Mbingo Baptist hospital with its advance eye facilities, participants are expected to master the operational principles of ophthalmic equipments with competence. Most importantly to know their limits and seek assistance from experts when need be.

Alongside Prof. V.Srinivasan and Mr. Poorsnachandran from Aravind/LAICO India, were two Cameroon nationals Mr. Kima Robert Atem and Mr. Kometou Norbert who had earlier received training in Aravind India.

Public health Delegate Dr. Ndifochu Victor told the trained Technicians that the government expects them to exhibit attitude that is commensurate to the profession. Chief medical officer from Mbingo Dr. Tambe Arrey Emmanuel on his part said in as much as this training workshop shall be of great help to his institution, he prays the Cameroon government should pay more attention to the eye sector. On behalf of GTZ Mr. Joseph Riha of Epos Health Consultant who did all the arrangement of the training program called on the Technicians to use the acquired knowledge to serve lives. Diplomas and some tools were given to participants.

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