Our Work

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 707,851</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>