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Sompeta to Sinazongwe 50 years of commitment to eliminating avoidable blindness

Sompeta to Sinazongwe 50 years of commitment to eliminating avoidable blindness Dr. Santosh Moses Assistant Director – Eye Health. Operation Eyesight Universal. Operation Eyesight Universal. Beginnings Inspired by Dr . Ben Gullison, a Canadian doctor

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Sompeta to Sinazongwe 50 years of commitment to eliminating avoidable blindness

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  1. Sompeta to Sinazongwe 50 years of commitment to eliminating avoidable blindness Dr. Santosh Moses Assistant Director – Eye Health

  2. Operation Eyesight Universal

  3. Operation Eyesight Universal Beginnings • Inspired by Dr. Ben Gullison, a Canadian doctor • Founded in 1963 by Art Jenkyns, a Calgary businessman • First program partner: Arogyavaram Eye Hospital, Andhra Pradesh • Original focus: cataract elimination in developing countries BEN GULLISON ART JENKYNS

  4. Operation Eyesight Universal WELL DRILLING, SINAZONGWE Today’s focus • Building health systems • Addressing root causes of blindness • Promoting people’s participation • Ensuring quality and sustainability

  5. India and Africa • Places of great need, but also where we can make the greatest difference; • …where we can address the root causes of avoidable blindness • …where governments show a concern for and commitment to improving the health of their citizens

  6. Our priority initiatives • Hospital based community eye health • Building the capacity of hospital partners • Training and professional development • SAFE strategy to address trachoma

  7. Success along the way Success is a journey, not the destination • Hospital-based community eye Health projects in India • support the communities to eliminate avoidable blindness from within • Water and sanitation projects in Africa • going beyond winning the fight against trachoma

  8. Today Arogyavaram Eye Hospital Sompeta, Andhra Pradesh, India • Partnership since 1963 • Operationally sustainable • Screens over 65,000 and treats over 10,000 annually • Surgical conversion rate of 85% • Spectacle conversion rate of 90% • Cluster-based plans to eliminate avoidable blindness from 3 blocks in the next 2 years 31 similar projects in India

  9. Today Sinazongwe Trachoma Project • 80% of households struggle with poor sanitation and lack of clean water • Current trachoma reduction project employs the full SAFE strategy • OE has provided 60 wells, government of Zambia contributes drilling, equipping and monitoring expertise • Villagers maintain the wells once operational • Latrine coverage improved from 17% to 33% • Benefits of abundant clean water go beyond eye health ●Sinazongwe

  10. The way forward • Strengthen linkages between primary eye care and primary health care services • Improve surgical outcomes to meet international standards • Support hospitals to become financially sustainable • Strengthen people’s participation and promote effective and enduring relationships between hospitals and target communities Leading to: • Reduction in avoidable blindness • Improvements in overall health of communities

  11. Thank you

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