Outputs of the project are as follows:
- Optometric Technicians will be trained to provide basic refraction services in public health facilities
a) People in rural areas in targeted districts will have access to primary eye care and refractive services
- Optometrists will be trained to provide comprehensive eye care services to individuals and communities (both private and public sectors)
a) People in rural, semi-rural and urban areas will have access to comprehensive eye care and refractive services.
- An Optical Workshop will be established as part of the training facility to provide affordable spectacles to the population being served through the training programme.
a) People in rural and marginalised areas will have access to affordable glasses.
- Increased practitioner-patient ratios for widespread eye care service delivery in Mozambique and the rest of Lusophone Africa.
- Developing career paths and opportunities for training in eye care cadres in Africa. Previously, there has not been an opportunity for career progression from mid-level eye care personnel in the field of eye care. With the multiple entry and exit model, graduates from the diploma programme can re-enter the system mid-way to gain a degree qualification.
Through local human resource development The Mozambique Eyecare Project and ICEE are working to provide sustainable solutions to the problem of avoidable blindness in Mozambique. Click here to learn more about the Mozambique Eyecare Project.
