We began working in Ethiopia in 2018 through our work with Partners in Education Ethiopia. We have also established a partnership with Bahir Bar University (BDU), located in the state of Amhara. BDU’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences voted us ‘Best Partner’ in 2020/21. 

Community eye health programs continue to be an area of focus in Ethiopia, including establishing new vision centres, training health workers, conducting door-to-door screenings and school eye health activities. 

Thanks to our academic partnership in Ethiopia, we are also strengthening the country’s health system through training health staff in primary eye care.