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| Al Noor Foundation The Al Noor Foundation is dedicated to prevention of blindness activities in Egypt and a few other countries in the region. KCCO works with the Al Noor Foundation to strengthen Egyptian eye care services, trachoma control activities, and specific trachoma research projects. The KCCO is also assisting the Al Noor Foundation to undertake a gender sensitive intervention project, supported by the Canada Fund. Christoffel Blindenmission (CBM) CBM supports community ophthalmology training for MMed Ophthalmology (residents) and AMO-O (assistant medical officer in ophthalmology) students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College and provides support to KCCO for local training activities. Dark & Light Dark and Light support KCCO activities in childhood cataract. In particular, this support is aimed at improving awareness, recognition, referral and acceptance of cataract surgery for children with congenital and developmental cataract. Helen Keller International (HKI) HKI works with KCCO in Singida region to provide comprehensive eye care services in demonstration programme with the Regional Ministry of Health;costs and outcomes are monitored and studied. International Eye Foundation (IEF) The IEF supports KCCO in studying and planning for sustainable eye care programme in subSaharan Africa. International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) The ITI has provided support to the KCCO for a number of trachoma related research activities in Tanzania and Egypt. Research has primarily focused on trichiasis surgery (utilization of surgical services and outcome of surgery). In addition, the ITI has supported overall infrastructure development of the KCCO. Seva Foundation (US) The Seva Foundation and KCCO collaborate on the development of a practical community based programme to improve eye care service delivery in Tanzania. This has included support for the Direct Referral Site programme in Kilimanjaro region, the focus of the Kilimanjaro Regional Vision 2020 plan. Seva also supports the continued strong interaction between KCCO and LAICO in India. Seva Canada Seva Canada has supported activities in the area of childhood cataract and gender and blindness, in collaboration with the British Columbia Centre for Epidemiologic & International Ophthalmology and the Seva Foundation (US). Seva Canada also supportsmanagement capacity building. Sight Savers International (SSI) SSI supports the Ophthalmic Resource Centre for Eastern Africa (ORCEA) which is managed by the KCCO World Health Organization (WHO) Support from the WHO Gender & Women’ s Health Unit has been directed to research activities aimed at testing different gender-sensitive approaches to improving utilization of cataract surgical services. KCCO staffs have also participated in a number of WHO organized gender and women’s health workshops and advocacy programmes. Wilde Ganzen supports KCCO in management capacity building for VISION 2020 programmes in Masaka and Lira in Uganda. ORBIS provides support to KCCO to build management capacity to a VISION 2020 programme serving Mara Region in Northern Tanzania. Nuffield Foundation supports students from eastern Africa to attend an 8 week course in community ophthalmology run by KCCO annually. Lavelle Fund for the Blind supports KCCO with an unrestricted capacity building grant. They have furnished large portions of the new KCCO training centre. Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) sponsors training courses for opthalmolgists and for eye care service planners in management. Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) support research in Kilimanjaro Region to investigate how women’s groups can motivate other women to get eye services. Academy for Educational Development (AED) supports KCCO to study ways we can improve the early recognition and service delivery to children with visually impairing eye disease and low vision. |
More about KCCO What is Community Ophthalmology? KCMC College/KCMC Eye Department and KC Other web sites to visit International Resource Centre Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC) Tumaini University |