Our Work

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 doctors (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>