News and notices. Comm Eye Health Vol. 27 No. 88 2014. April 01, 2015
Free online course – Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services
The journal publisher, the International Centre for Eye Health, along with partners LSHTM and Futurelearn, is pleased to announce the launch of a free online short course “Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services.
The course introduces the magnitude and causes of visual impairment at a global level, highlights key global initiatives to manage avoidable blindness, and provides practical approaches to strengthen and plan local eye health services, with an emphasis on low- and middle-income country settings.
Start date: April 23rd 2015
Time commitment: 4 hours per week for 6 weeks