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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 and preserving sight
Many people are blind because they don’t have access to affordable eye care. Our donors have restored sight to more than three million people globally and performed over 88,000 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 local 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 9,949,437</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><strong></strong></strong><strong>4</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye doctor graduates</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> Foundation-sponsored trainee eye doctor graduates</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>120</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye nurse and eye care clinician graduates</li><hr id="horizontalrule"><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2022<ul><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> eye doctors graduated with a Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology from the University of Papua New Guinea</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> trainee eye-doctor completed a further year of study toward their Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>10 </strong>eye nurses graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Eye Care from Divine Word University</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">A Gender Analysis for Eye Health study was launched in Papua New Guinea and won an award from The Council for International Development for excellent approach to collaboration</li></ul></li> </ul> <p> </p>
Solomon Islands
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 761,215</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation partner clinic</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong></strong><strong>4</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye doctor graduates</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> Foundation-sponsored trainee eye doctors</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>42</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye nurse graduates</li><hr id="horizontalrule"><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2022<ul><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> trainee eye doctor graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmology from Fiji National University</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> trainee eye-doctor completed a further year of study towards a Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology from Fiji National University</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> eye nurses graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Eye Care from Fiji National University</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">The National Eye Conference conducted at the Regional Eye Centre was attended by <strong>59</strong> local eye care clinicians from across the country</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> eye nurse attended an Advanced Refraction Course in Fiji</li></ul></li></ul>
Vanuatu
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 319,137</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-sponsored eye doctor graduate</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>14</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye nurse and eye care clinician graduates</li><hr id="horizontalrule"><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2022<ul><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> eye doctor recruited for the Vanuatu National Eye Centre in Port Vila</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> eye nurse attended an Advanced Refraction Course in Fiji</li></ul></li></ul>
Fiji
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 924,610</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> Foundation partner clinics</li> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong><strong></strong></strong><strong>9</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye doctor graduates</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>8</strong> Foundation-sponsored trainee eye doctor graduates</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>55</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye nurse and eye care clinician graduates</li><hr id="horizontalrule"><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2022<ul><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> trainee eye-doctors completed a further year of study toward a Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology</li><li><strong>9</strong> eye nurses graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Eye Care</li></ul></li></ul> <p> </p>
Tonga
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 106,017</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-sponsored eye doctor graduates</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>14</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye nurse graduates</li><hr id="horizontalrule"><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2022<ul><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> eye doctor graduated with a Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology from Fiji National University</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> eye nurses graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Eye Care from Fiji National University</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> eye nurses attended an Advanced Refraction Course in Fiji</li></ul></li></ul> <p> </p>
Samoa
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 218,764</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-sponsored eye doctor graduate</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>17</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye nurse graduates</li><hr id="horizontalrule"><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2022<ul><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>2</strong> eye nurses graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Eye Care from Fiji National University</li></ul></li></ul>
Kiribati
<ul class="location-map-tooltip-items"> <li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">Population 117,600</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-sponsored eye doctor graduate</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>1</strong> Foundation-sponsored trainee eye doctor graduate</li><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>15</strong> Foundation-sponsored eye nurse and eye care clinician graduates</li><hr id="horizontalrule"><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item">In 2022<ul><li class="h4 location-map-tooltip-item"><strong>12</strong> primary health nurses attended an awareness workshop to improve their knowledge about diabetes and diabetes eye disease.</li></ul></li></ul>
Pacific outreach calendar
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Fiji
Mobile Eye Clinic, Ba Hospital
24th July - 7th September, 2023
Mobile Eye Clinic, Nadi Hospital
2nd - 28th October, 2023
Mobile Eye Clinic, Navua Hospital
30th October - 2nd December, 2023
Dates are subject to change. Please contact us to confirm.
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Maya's Story
Fiji
Blinded by cataracts in both eyes for four years, Maya can now see again.
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Danela's story
60, Solomon Islands
Danela is a woodworker by trade. He can now pick up his tools and make coconut scrapers and canoes again.
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Dr Antonio's story
Ophthalmologist, Tonga
Thanks to a scholarship, Dr Antonio was able to train as an eye doctor and return to Tonga to provide eye care.
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Moses's story
Ophthalmic Clinician, Papua New Guinea
After graduating at the end of 2021, Moses is now a qualified Ophthalmic Clinician and seeing patients in a province close to his home.
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