In Kenya and Zambia, Operation Eyesight is implementing the World Health Organization-endorsed SAFE strategy to treat and ultimately eliminate the blinding eye disease, trachoma. SAFE includes Surgery to treat trichiasis (the painful late stage of the disease), Antibiotics to eliminate infection, Face washing and hygiene education, and Environmental change including wells and latrines. As the… Continue reading The SAFE way to end trachoma
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Don’t let the trolls get you!
Brad Diggens, a passionate Operation Eyesight donor, and his daughter Jennifer, who just happens to be one of our talented Philanthropy Officers, were looking for a creative way to raise funds to drill wells in Africa. What did they come up with? A backpacking trek through the mystical country of Iceland. It will be a… Continue reading Don’t let the trolls get you!
Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 2 of 2)
How is Operation Eyesight combating blinding trachoma in Kenya? Dr. Steve Mukiri, an ophthalmologist at the Narok District Hospital, reports on the local war against trachoma. (Read Part 1.) Before any Mass Drug Administration (MDA) exercise can kick off, our teams conduct intensive planning, lobbying and resource mobilization. The International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) requisitions in… Continue reading Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 2 of 2)
Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 1 of 2)
This week, we present the first of a two-part story about the ongoing battle against blinding trachoma, a terrible infectious disease that is one of the leading causes of avoidable blindness globally. The World Health Organization, together with partners like Operation Eyesight and local Ministries of Health, has invested huge resources into eliminating trachoma by… Continue reading Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 1 of 2)
