Publications 

  • Cook C. The economic burden of blindness, the cost of Vision 2020, and the cost benefit of Vision 2020 in Southern Africa. East African Journal of Ophthalmology. 2008. 14(1):31-35
  • Lecuona K. South African retinoblastoma protocol stage 0 to 3. SA Ophthalmology Journal. 2008. 3(3):40-42
  • Varughese S, Gilbert C, Pieper C, Cook C. Retinopathy of prematurity in South Africa - an assessment of needs, resources and requirements for screening programmes. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2008. 92:879-882
  • Cook C. Building capacity to implement the global Vision 2020 programme. Social responsiveness report. University of Cape Town, 2008.
  • Minnies D, Cook C. Text guide for Postgraduate Diploma in Community Eye Health programme: Advocacy and strategic leadership for Vision 2020, February 2009
  • Cook C. Glaucoma in Africa – size of the problem and possible solutions. Journal of glaucoma. 2009. 18(2):124-128.
  • Lecuona K, Cook C, van Lansingh, J. Cataract Surgery in Africa. Surgery in Africa – May 2009.
  • Du Toit R, Cook C, Minnies D, Brian G.  Developing a competency-based curriculum for eye care managers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Poster presentation at the 24th Congress, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology/American Academy of Ophthalmology. (Bali, Indonesia, May 2009)
  • Cook C, Minnies D, Kyriakos U (Revised). Training manuals for Primary Eye Care Training of Trainers course. (June 2009).
  • Minnies D, Cook C. Text guide for Postgraduate Diploma in Community Eye Health programme: Project management for Vision 2020, August 2009.
  • Cook C, Cockburn N, van der Merwe J, Ehrlich R. Cataract and glaucoma case detection for Vision 2020 programmes in Africa – an evaluation of 6 possible screening test. Journal of glaucoma. 2009. 18(7):557-62.
  • Minnies D, Angeletti M, Cook C. Text guide for Postgraduate Diploma in Community Eye Health programme: Programme administration and management for Vision 2020: selected units. March 2010.
  • Minnies D, Cook C, Keikelame, J, du Toit, R. Training managers for Vision 2020 programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: are we there yet? Poster presentation at South African Association of Health Educators conference, Johannesburg, July 2010.
  • Du Toit R, Cook C, Minnies D, Brian G.  Competency development for an eye care programme manager course. Rural and Remote Health. 10:1278. (online), 2010.
  • Du Toit R, Cook C, Minnies D, Brian G.  Competency development for an eye care programme manager course. Poster presentation at South African Association of Health Educators conference, Johannesburg, July 2010.
  • Minnies D. Leadership and management for primary health care. Mini-workshop presentation at South African Association of Health Educators conference, Johannesburg, July 2010.
  • Minnies D, Lecuona K, Pradhan K, Prozesky D. Promoting advocacy as a strategy to improve Vision 2020 programmes: lessons learnt from a Southern Africa Advocacy and Strategic leadership workshop. Oral presentation at World Conference on Refractive Error, Durban, September 2010.
  • Cook C. Community eye health as a strategy for meeting Vision 2020 targets, How to increase the national cataract surgical rate, Steps in planning a district eye care programme in South Africa. Workshop presentations at the Community Eye Health mini-conference. Middelburg, South Africa, November 2010.
  • Minnies D. Accelerating human resource development in Vision 2020 programmes, Strengthening management in Vision 2020 programmes. Workshop presentations at Community Eye Health mini-conference. Middelburg, South Africa, November 2010.
  • Cook C, Cockburn N, van der Merwe J, Ehrlich R. Cataract and glaucoma case detection for VISION 2020 programmes in Africa – an evaluation of 6 possible screening test. Journal of glaucoma. 2009. 18(7):557-62.
  • Cook C, Cockburn N, van der Merwe J, Ehrlich R. Cataract and glaucoma case detection for VISION 2020 programmes in Africa – an evaluation of 6 possible screening test. Journal of glaucoma. 2009. 18(7):557-62.
  • Faal H, Cook C, Thulasiraj R. Managing information in eye care programmes – the health systems perspective. Comm Eye Health J. 2010. 23(74):50-52.
  • Lecuona K, Cook C. South Africa's cataract surgery rates – why are we not meeting our targets? S Afr Med J. 2011. 101(8):510-512.

  • Minnies D. Evaluating the Postgraduate Diploma in Community Eye Health: how are they managing?  Oral presentation at the International Conference for Prevention of Blindness in Developing countries, Logrono, Spain, October 2017.

    Minnies D. Rapid Assessment of Blindness in resource-limited settings.  Oral presentation at the International Conference for Prevention of Blindness in Developing countries, Logrono, Spain, October 2017.

    Minnies D, Cook C, Keikelame, J, du Toit, R.  Training managers for Vision 2020 programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: are we there yet?  Poster presentation at South African Association of Health Educators conference, Johannesburg, July 2010.

    Mini-conference entitled Community eye health, Mpumalanga Provincial eye care programme, Middelburg, 2010, Conference convenor and facilitator.

    Minnies D. Opportunities and challenges for eye care programme development in sub-Saharan Africa.  Presentation at Sight for Africa Forum, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, August 2018.

    As part of visiting lecture series, presented A case for strengthening Public Eye Health in lower and middle income countries at International Public Health Department, He University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China, September 2019

    Minnies D. Evaluating the Postgraduate Diploma in Community Eye Health: how are they managing?  Oral presentation at The Network: Together United for Health, Mexco City 2020 Virtual Conference, September 2020.

    Minnies D: Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindnesssurvey in Masvingo Province, Department of Ophthalmology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 27 July, 2021.

    Minnies D: Looking beyond Vision 2020: an African perspective, Department of Ophthalmology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 29 November 2021.

  • Minnies D. A review of the status of Vision 2020 in Southern Africa. Ophth Int. Autumn 2012. 45-48.

  • Minnies D, Hawkridge T, Hanekom W, Ehrlich R, London L, Hussey G. Evaluation of the quality of informed consent in a vaccine field trial in a developing country setting. BMC Med Ethics 2008 Sep 30;9:15.

  • Minnies D, Macheka B, Joseph J, Cook C. Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe: considerations for resource-limited settings. SA J Oph Vol 16 No 2 Autumn 2021.

Over 20 programme development assignments including:  

Monitoring and evaluation of Mpumalanga Provincial Eye Care programme, on behalf of Sightsavers International, 2006-2008

Conduct programme evaluation of Primary eye care in Eritrea, on behalf of Fred Hollows Foundation, 2011, Evaluation consultant and rapporteur

Conduct project evaluation of Kitwe Central Hospital Comprehensive eye care Services project in Zambia, on behalf of CBM International, 2012, Evaluation consultant and rapporteur

Conduct project evaluation of Fatima Eye Hospital in Gorakhpur. Uttar Pradesh, India, on behalf of CBM International, 2016, Evaluation consultant and rapporteur

Conduct health service mapping for Ear, Eye, Mental health and Physical disability care in Malawi in preparation for the new country plan for CBM collaboration, 2018.

Conducted baseline study for Royal Dutch Visio Early Childhood development in Eastern Cape province, 2018.

Part of consortium doing end-of-project evaluation of Light for the World 5-year country strategy, 2019-2020

Presentations at conferences

Details upon request (email to cehi@uct.ac.za)

Lectures and resources

Details upon request (email to cehi@uct.ac.za)