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-Community programmes


An educational programme should be designed to solve the community health problems of the people it is meant to serve. In Rwanda, community eye programmes, services and personnel are insufficient to meet the demanding needs of individuals. Plans are underway to make OCO training a community- based educational programme .Community diagnosis will be performed where the learners will be able to screen for ophthalmic conditions, do community education on prevention of avoidable blindness including the benefits of vitamin A and measles vaccination among others. Groups of individuals at high risks of ocular trauma like the welders, chemical factory workers will be targeted for IEC. At present, students are participating in Outreach Surgery and screening in up country hospitals as part of their clinical training. A team of ophthalmologists and other eye care personnel train the students during the outreach.

 

 

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Future plans


These are in accordance with the department’s strategic plans and include:
1.Review current curriculum
2.Curriculum development for new courses in :
Bsc ophthalmic Nursing in collaboration with the Nursing Department
Specialised courses in ophthalmology
3.Organise clinical placements in East Africa for finalists
4.Develop an integrated community based education curriculum
5.Conduct evaluations with external examiners
6.Organise a regional conference about ophthalmic care in Rwanda
7.Conduct extensive community outreaches upcountry
8. Research
9.Establish, with students, clubs in different institutions for ‘Healthy Vision’ organise competitions, sensitise the public about VISION 2020 the right to sight …………
10.Commemorate annual world sight day in collaboration with PNLC/MOH