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Right to Sight currently has three projects in South Africa
1. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (MGMH) Durban
Current Status
RTS was asked to join a consortium of local NGOs and Government to establish an eye unit in MGMH to address the dire need for eye services.
RTS Objectives
To establish a self-sustaining eye clinic within the existing hospital.
To achieve 2,500 cararact operations and 25,000 out-patient visits during 2009.
To assist the hospital to become a training centre for Southern Africa.
2. Eerste River Hospital Cape Town
Current Status
Eerste River Hospital serves the townships north of Cape Town and approached RTS to build its surgical capacity.
The existing eye unit has two ophthalmologists who perform approximately 1,600 operations per year.
RTS Objectives
To increase cataract operations to 3,000 and to grow outpatient visits to 30,000 by 2009.
To train all essential clinical and managerial staff.
RTS will provide capacity building to ensure this hospital can become a high volume and surgical training center for Southern Africa.
3. Institute for Community Ophthalmology, Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town
Current Status
Professor of Ophthalmology at UCT, Colin Cook, approached RTS to collaborate in the establishment of a new institute to address the needs of the Southern African community.
Community Eye Care will be taught through a training of trainers (TOT) method to maximize outreach of education messages.
RTS will also assist to equip the Institute.
RTS Objectives
To establish the Institute.
To provide training and documentation to allow the Institute to follow best practices.
To use the Institute as a learning centre for RTS projects across Southern Africa.
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