The inaugural Awareness-raising and Health promotion (AHP) course of the Professional Education and Information project of UCT-CEHI was successfully offered in Cape Town from 14 to 18 October 2024.
The findings of the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey, which was conducted in the Bandundu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were reported during a specially convened meeting in Kinshasa.
A Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness and Diabetic Retinopathy (RAAB DR) survey is currently underway to estimate the prevalence and causes of avoidable blindness and severe visual impairment in the people aged ≥50 years.
The PgDCEH teaching and learning activities were completed despite the restrictions posed by Covid-19. After a brief contact period, the rest of the contact coursework was completed via online / remote teaching and tutoring sessions.
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness conducted a RAAB Training of Trainers workshop in Woking, south of London in the UK between 16 and 22 June 2014. RAAB stands for Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness. The Rapid Ass