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Ekwendeni Eye Clinic extends community outreach
Back in May, we reported that Ekwendeni Mission Hospital had launched its first community eye health scheme. Now we’ve just received a report from Sullen Munthali, the clinic’s ophthalmic clinical officer, about their second campaign which took place in October and November this year. Here is a summary of his report… In the remote regions…
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A different way to send Christmas cards – and support FoM!
We thought you might be interested in a service designed to make your Christmas preparations a bit easier, while helping clinicians in Malawi extend eye health services further into the needy communities around them. If you send Christmas cards, you may be concerned with how expensive postage is, the impact on the environment, as well…
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Embangweni’s growing eye health services: a review
We’ve received a most encouraging report from the eye clinic at Embangweni Mission Hospital about recent developments in their community eye health education and screening programme, reaching out to villages, schools and colleges, at the same time facilitating the professional development of their clinicians. Here’s a brief summary of their report, together with a selection…