Courses
International Centre for Eye Health, UK
Application forms for all courses are available from The Registry, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, UK. Tel: +44 207 299 4646. For more information about all ICEH courses, email Elizabeth Mercer: [email protected]
MSc Community Eye Health, 27 September 2010 to 16 September 2011 (also available on a part-time basis over two years). Cost: UK £15,150 (overseas students) or UK £4,815 (home and EU students)
Diploma Course in Community Eye Health, 17 February to 21 May 2010. Cost: UK £7,040 (overseas students) or UK £2,156 (home and EU students) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] or visit www.lshtm.ac.uk/courses
Planning for VISION 2020, 12-16 July 2010. Cost: UK £735.
Tropical Ophthalmology, 29-31 March 2010. Cost: UK £490.
Public health planning for hearing impairment, 12-16 July 2010. Cost: UK £750.
Email: [email protected] or visit www.iceh.org.uk
Community Eye Health Institute, South Africa
All courses cost ZA R2,500 (approximately US $350). Contact Aayesha Patel, Community Eye Health Institute, University of Cape Town, Private Bag 3, RONDEBOSCH, 7700, South Africa, Tel +27 21 406 6215. Email: [email protected] or visit www.cehi.uct.ac.za
Community eye health for ophthalmology registrars, 13-15 April
Training of trainers for primary eye care, 31 May to 4 June 2010 and 25-29 October 2010 (two courses)
Project management for Vision 2020, 26-30 July 2010
Monitoring and evaluation for Vision 2020, 23-27 August 2010
Leadership and management for Vision 2020, 20-23 September 2010
Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, Tanzania
All courses paid for by various sponsors. Contact Genes Mng’anya, Good Samaritan Foundation, PO Box 2254, Moshi, Tanzania, Tel +255 27 275 3547. Email: genes@ kcco.net or visit www.kcco.net
Gender and blindness: review of the evidence and identifying research needs, 11-13 March 2010
Working with management to get the support you need to achieve VISION 2020 goals: a course for ophthalmologists, 19-23 April 2010
Strengthening the capacity of national prevention of blindness coordinators, 10-14 May 2010
Addressing the challenges of childhood cataract in Africa, 20-23 September 2010 (Nigeria)