In the October 2012 Issue of Eye on Sight we feature the following articles:
Their vision for Antigua and Barbuda: “It was just over a year ago that Denise and her colleagues, Dirk Agard, Raenor Sharpe, and Ronel Richards were awarded scholarships to attend the University of Guyana to study Refraction Techniques. While acknowledging that in the beginning they did not know what was in store, today, after one year of grueling studies they are looking forward to the future.
Trained as part of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight, a global Initiative involving several International Eye Care Agencies, led by the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, these young Refractionists shared their experience with “Eye on Sight”. (page 1)
From the Desk of the CEO: The quarter ending October 2012 saw some very positive results. (page 3)
Antigua and Barbuda on the threshold of launching four Vision Centres: ith the strong backing of Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and his Cabinet, Antiguans and Barbudans are now much closer to realizing their right to sight. Having completed their training at the University of Guyana, four Refractionists have returned to Antigua and Barbuda.
Newly refurbished Eye Department in Mandeville, Jamaica nearing completion: We are now in the final weeks of retrofitting this facility. All indications are that the new theatre will accommodate its first surgical services during March and April 2013. More than two thousand Jamaicans will receive cataract surgery at the facility each year.
New Eye Departments for Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica: Most of the equipment and instruments ordered to support the new Eye Departments have been received and cleared from the ports in: Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica.
Evidence-based development of Eye Services in the Caribbean getting even closer: The Ethics Committee of the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus) has approved two studiesfocusing on factors influencing the uptake of Cataract surgery by older Jamaicans and the prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis in patients seen at the University Hospital and the Kingston Public Hospital.
Guyana’s new Vision 2020: The Right to Sight Strategic Framework: This will be launched at the Caribbean V2020 Meeting to be held in Georgetown, Guyana on December 11.The Editorial Committee, set up to finalize the document confirmed that the Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran will write the Foreword to the revised Vision 2020 Strategic Framework. It is expected that the document will be launched by the President of the Republic, Donald Ramotar.
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