
The Global Missions Health Conference convenes every year in November in Louisville, KY as a way to bring Christian healthcare professionals and students together to network with missions and ministry experts.
See excerpts of their meeting from 2008. The 2009 meeting details are not released yet.
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I saw him slink into the chair as he faced the doctor. What's going on?-- I thought to myself. We were screening patients for our cataract surgery schedule. The potential patients were packed in the room like sardines in a tin to see the "American doctor."
Aravind Eye Hospital and Mission Eyes Network are happy to announce that a new downloadable version of the Dr. Natchier's popular manual on small incision cataract surgery is now available!
Strategies to deliver eye care and develop sustainability in the poorest areas of the world
This lecture features Dr. Geoff Tabin and was given on July 31, 2008 at the ophthalmology missions focus meeting with the Christian Ophthalmology Society.
- written by Steve Anderson (currently serving in Indonesia)
I would suggest you consider this idea if you have felt a tug to get involved with medical missions.
Mission Agencies may learn how to use the Mission Eyes Network for maximum exposure of their needs to our database.
Mercy Ships Fellowship in Missions Cataract Surgery
In addition to the problem of the enormous number of people in developing nations who are blind due to treatable cataracts, the number of surgeons who are trained in appropriate techniques to deal with this problem is decreasing. This problem is shared by a number of NGOs who attempt to mobilize eye surgeons for relief efforts in the global south. Mercy Ships is expanding its already successful MercyVision project to include a formal 3 month fellowship training component for expat missionary surgeons and surgeons from developing nations to meet this need.