Just over a week before I, Dr Jared Long, start my journey to Malawi. Our team’s goals for our time in Malawi are two fold; 1. To provide eyecare to those that are not able to access or afford it. 2. To work with some local Optometrists, which have recently graduated from the newly established school in Mzuzu.
Included in our group is Dr Allan Jones
who has been to the area before and was instrumental in helping to get the
Optometry School established, along with Optometry Giving Sight. OGS has been a cause Airdrie and Innsifail
Eyecare Centre has supported for several years. Our group is working under CanadianVision Care includes 3
Optometrist, 1 Optician and 1 teacher. The hope is that there will be
some knowledge transfer, which will help improve the delivery of eye care in
the region long after our group leaves.
We will be arriving to Lilongwe and will be supported by members of the local Lions clubs, to help with logistics in conducting clinics in Lilongwe and Mangochi for the week.
Stay tuned for further details.
