Gender and Blindness
Two-thirds of the world’s blind are women, yet they are the least likely to receive treatment. KCCO, our partner in East Africa, is the world leader on this issue and today I got to see their work first hand. Mollie, a Canadian donor, and I went with Margaret Kessy, KCCO’s Gender and Blindness Coordinator, to meet […]
A visit to the field
Yesterday was my first full day in Tanzania. At 9:30 a.m., I set off with a team from Kilimajaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology to conduct what is known as a DRS, or Direct Referral Site, like a screening centre for eye patients. After an hour bouncing around in a jeep over rough, dusty roads, we […]
