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Ending avoidable blindness in the Pacific
We're putting an end to avoidable blindness in the Pacific. We won't stop until our Pacific neighbours have permanent access to quality eye care. Here’s how.
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Restoring sight
Many people are blind because they don’t have access to affordable eye care. Our donors have restored sight to more than two million people globally and performed over 60,000 sight-saving operations in the Pacific.
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Training and supporting doctors and nurses
Fred believed in empowering people. That’s why we train a range of eye care professionals — from community health workers to surgeons. Developing local skills will always be at the heart of our work.
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Strengthening health systems
One of the keys to our success so far has been working alongside governments, health care providers, and communities to ensure quality eye care is fully integrated into local health care systems.
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Driving innovation and research
Like Fred, we're a practical bunch. We use evidence-based approaches in our programmes and we don’t shy away from doing things differently if it gets us closer to ending avoidable blindness in the Pacific.
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Where we work
Papua New Guinea
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 8,251,000</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation partner clinic</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation eye care training facility</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>3 </strong>Foundation-trained eye doctors (active)</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>86</strong> Foundation-trained eye nurses (active) <hr id="horizontalrule"> </li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2019 <ul> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">The Ophthalmic Clinicians Conference in Port Moresby was a three day event attended by<strong> 54 </strong>graduates from across Papa New Guinea. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> <font style="background-color: initial;"></font> </p>
Solomon Islands
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 611,300</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation partner clinic</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>5 </strong>Foundation-trained eye doctors (active)</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>38</strong> Foundation-trained eye nurses (active) <hr id="horizontalrule"> </li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2019 <ul> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> eye doctor graduate</li> <li><strong>1</strong> eye nurse graduate</li> <li>Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Nurses completed clinical attachments at the Regional Eye Centre, growing the breadth and depth of knowledge; and strengthening the referral systems between these sectors.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> <font style="background-color: initial;"></font> </p>
Vanuatu
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 276,200</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation partner clinic</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1 </strong>Foundation-trained eye doctors (active)</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>13</strong> Foundation-trained eye nurses (active) <hr id="horizontalrule"> </li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2019 <ul> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> eye doctor graduate</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> eye nurse graduate</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;">The team at the recently renovated Vanuatu National Eye Centre conducted <strong>6386</strong> patient consultations</span><br> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>
Fiji
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 905,500</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> Foundation partner clinics</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation eye care training facility</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>12 </strong>Foundation-trained eye doctors (active)</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>44 </strong>Fo<span style="background-color: initial;">undation-trained eye nurses (active)</span><span style="background-color: initial;"></span><span style="background-color: initial;"></span> <hr id="horizontalrule"> </li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2019 <ul> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;"><strong>3</strong> eye doctor graduates</span></li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;"><strong>1</strong> eye nurse graduate</span></li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;">Thanks to our incredible donors, new ophthalmology equipment made it possible for the first corneal cross-linking procedure to be carried out at the Pacific Eye Institute<br> </span></li> </ul> </li> <font style="background-color: initial;"></font> </ul> <p> <font style="background-color: initial;"></font> </p>
Tonga
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 108,000</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation partner clinic</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1 </strong>Foundation-trained eye doctors (active)</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>10</strong> Foundation-trained eye nurses (active) <hr id="horizontalrule"> </li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2019 <ul> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;"><strong>1</strong> eye doctor graduate</span></li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;"><strong>1</strong> eye nurse graduate</span></li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;">Essential equipment provided to Tonga's only ophthalmologist enabled him to carry out outreaches across the country<br> </span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> <font style="background-color: initial;"></font> </p>
Samoa
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 196,400</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation partner clinic</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1 </strong>Foundation-trained eye doctor (active)</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>14</strong> Foundation-trained eye nurses (active) <hr id="horizontalrule"> </li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2019 <ul> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;"><strong>1</strong> eye nurse graduate</span><span style="background-color: initial;"></span><span style="background-color: initial;"></span></li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><span style="background-color: initial;"><strong>1 </strong>Mentorship provided to Samoan eye doctor to assist with subspecialty cases - removing the need to refer patients overseas</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul>
Kiribati
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 116,400</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation partner clinic</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2 </strong>Foundation-trained eye doctor (active)</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>7</strong> Foundation-trained eye nurses (active) <hr id="horizontalrule"> </li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2019 <ul> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">An eye nurse represented Kiribati at the International Diabetes Federation Congress in Busan</li> </ul> </li> </ul>
Pacific outreach calendar
All regions
Fiji
Wainibokasi Hospital, Nausori
20th August 2020
Navua Hospital, Fiji
13th October 2020
Nakasi Clinic, Central Division
15th October 2020
Makoi Clinic, Central Division
20th October 2020
Nausori Clinic, Nausori
23rd October 2020
Valelevu Clinic, Central division
27th October 2020
Makoi Clinic, Central Division
3rd November 2020
Nakasi Clinic, Central Division
12th November 2020
Navua Hospital, Fiji
17th November 2020
Wainibokasi Hospital, Nausori
19th - 20th November, 2020
Nausori Clinic, Nausori
20th November 2020
Valelevu Clinic, Central division
27th November 2020
In the interests of safety the outreaches have been indefinitely postponed. We will update as soon as possible.
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