The Value of Whakawhanaungatanga
The Value of Whakawhanaungatanga One of the aims from RANZCO’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Action Plan and Pasifika Eye Health Action Plan is to improve Māori and Pasifika representation within the ophthalmology workforce. On Saturday 25 November, the RANZCO Māori and Pasifika Eye Health Committee (MPEHC) ran a mentoring day in Auckland for medical students […]
Western Murrumbidgee LHD Indigenous Eye Care Project
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Western Murrumbidgee LHD Indigenous Eye Care Project Led by A/Prof Geoffrey Painter, Dr Dominic McCall and Mrs Kerrie Legg, Foresight Australia – AU$35,000 In the Western Murrumbidgee region of New South Wales, home to the Wiradjuri people, there is a significant Indigenous population, making up 5.8% of the Local […]
Expansion of support for Global Eye Health Workshop speakers at RANZCO Congress
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Expansion of support for Global Eye Health Workshop speakers at RANZCO Congress Led by Prof Mark Radford, Queensland Eye Institute – AU$50,000 Annually at Congress, RANZCO co-hosts a Global Eye Health Workshop, with expert speakers invited from across the Asia-Pacific region. The Workshop facilitates interaction and learning exchanges between […]
Lions InReach Vision: improving eye care for Indigenous Australians, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in Perth’s Metropolitan Region
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Lions InReach Vision: improving eye care for Indigenous Australians, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in Perth’s Metropolitan Region Led by Dr Marcel Nejatian and A/Prof Hessom Razavi, Lions Eye Institute – AU$50,000 Indigenous Australians, refugees, and asylum seekers experience high rates of vision loss, largely preventable with improved access to […]
Mentoring workshop in Auckland for Māori and Pasifika future applicants to the Vocational Training Program
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Mentoring workshop in Auckland for Māori and Pasifika future applicants to the Vocational Training Program Led by Dr Justin Mora, RANZCO Māori and Pasifika Eye Health Committee – AU$3,000 The RANZCO Māori and Pasifika Eye Health Committee (MPEHC) advocates for Māori and Pasifika eye health in Aotearoa New Zealand. […]
Bad sugars, bad eyes – a culturally appropriate diabetic retinopathy screening campaign in the Kimberley
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Bad sugars, bad eyes – a culturally appropriate diabetic retinopathy screening campaign in the Kimberley Led by A/Prof Angus Turner, Lions Eye Institute – AU$35,000 Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes and a leading cause of vision loss worldwide. The condition is often asymptomatic until significant […]
Sponsorship of Pacific Islands participants for microsurgical skills training
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Sponsorship of Pacific Islands participants for microsurgical skills training Led by A/Prof Graham Wilson, A/Prof Con Petsoglou and Dr Yves Kerdraon, with the training run and administered by The University of Sydney – AU$12,000 Gone are the days of surgical “see one, do one, teach one” due to growing […]
Recipients of the Inaugural Annual Grant Round
Recipients of the Inaugural Grant Round The first ANZEF annual grant round launched in March 2023 for individuals and organisations across the Asia-Pacific region working to improve eye health. A remarkable range of applications totalling a combined value of AU$1.47M was submitted for education, local capacity building, research, awareness and advocacy projects, with many demonstrating enormous […]
Eye2Eye Q2 2023 – Your Foundation
Eye2Eye Q2 – Your Foundation ANZEF Scholarship recipients at the 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC23) The 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference took place on Dharug Country in Western Sydney at the end of May, with the theme Finding Our Voice – an extension of the 2022 […]
ANZEF Scholarships for NATSIEHC23
ANZEF Scholarships for NATSIEHC23 Applications are now closed. ANZEF is offering scholarships of up to $1,600 AUD to attend the 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC23)! Who can apply? These scholarships are open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors and medical students interested in eye health and to […]