{"id":7,"count":2,"description":"\n \n\n \n\n1978 - Trinidad & Tobago<\/strong> \u2013 Establishment of the first secretariat of CCB.\n <\/strong>\nLate 1970s to early 80s<\/strong> \u2013 Implementation of the Inter Island Eye Service \u2013 An itinerant program of Ophthalmologic services to islands, which did not have access to Ophthalmologic services.\n \n1980 \u2013 Antigua & Barbuda<\/strong> \u2013 Relocation of secretariat from Port of Spain \u2013 Trinidad.\n \n1980 \u2013 QEH-UWI Barbados<\/strong> \u2013 Commence training & deployment of indigenous Ophthalmologists to serve countries of the Eastern Caribbean & Guyana \n \n1980 Grenada<\/strong> \u2013 Convened the first regional quadrennial planning conference to develop a comprehensive approach to:   Eye care; Education Services & Rehabilitation (Now, adjustment to Blindness Services).\n \n1980 - Guyana<\/strong> \u2013 Established the first national itinerant education program for children who are blind; Initiative followed by the establishment of similar programs  throughout the Eastern Caribbean & Belize.\n \n1983 -<\/strong> Consolidated the annual meetings of the Inter Agency Coordinating Group (now V2020 Collaborating Group of INGOCGs).\n \n1984 -<\/strong> Barbados \u2013 Convened the 2nd quadrennial planning conference of CCB;\n \n1985 - Antigua & Barbuda<\/strong> \u2013 Hosted the first of several annual regional training courses for Rehabilitation Field Officers (now Adjustment to Blindness Technicians etc); trained more than 70 personnel to date.\n \n1986 - Region-wide<\/strong> - Commenced implementation of a 3-year project to strengthen the institutional capacity of member agencies of CCB;\n \n1987 \u2013 Region-wide<\/strong> \u2013 Begun implementation of a 3-year summer course for all 59 teachers working with children with blindness or visual impairment \u2013 to achieve a standard level of technical knowledge in a body of specialist teachers, who were (mostly) untrained in special education techniques. The Tower Hotel in Guyana & the School for the Blind in Jamaica rotated as Summer Campuses for the 3-year project. \n \n1989 - Jamaica<\/strong> - Established the Regional Diploma in The Education of Teachers of the VI \u2013 Mico Teachers College. Trained more than 50 teachers to date; \n \n1992 -   St. Lucia<\/strong> - Implemented the first of several regional symposia to stimulate development of National Prevention of Blindness Committees and Programs\n \n1994 \u2013 Region-wide<\/strong> \u2013 Commenced implementation of a series of regional and national workshop for women who are blind \u2013 Aimed at enhancing personal development and leadership skills among the women;  \n \n1990s -<\/strong>   Provision of funding and technical assistance re  the training of 255  Nurses in Guyana, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and The Grenadines in Primary Eye Care to deliver basic services to citizens at Health Centers and Clinics, and to refer cases requiring specialist attention to the appropriate level in the Health Care System.\n \n1995 -<\/strong> Guyana \u2013 Commenced funding and otherwise facilitated development of OPD & surgical programs at the Georgetown & New Amsterdam Public Hospitals;\n \n1998 \u2013 Guyana<\/strong> - Initiated negotiations with Office of the PM & the MOH re location of physical space for the establishment of a national spectacle project \u2013 Now established at: The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) with a supporting laboratory in the offices of Eye Care Guyana; Supported by vision centers in the following public hospitals:\nLinden Regional Hospital;\n                WestDem Regional;\n                Diamond\u2019s Diagnostic Center;\n(Preparations are being made to establish similar centers in:\nSuddy Regional\n                Bartica Regional;\n                New Amsterdam Regional;\n                Skeldon Regional;\n                Charity Regional\n(By 2010 Vision Centers will be established in 12 hospitals across Guyana).\n \n2000 \u2013 Guyana <\/strong>-    Formalized the establishment of the National Low Vision Center; now operating on the premises of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation;\n \n2000 - Guyana<\/strong> \u2013 Initiated negotiations with Government of Guyana to develop cataract surgical program (starting with the GPHC) on a cost recovery basis. Also received Cabinet clearance for project. Initiative, eventually replaced by an ORBIS-led initiative.   (\n \n2000   (July) - Trinidad & Tobago -<\/strong> * Coordinating & participating in the launch of V2020 in the Caribbean \u2013 Tobago. Resulting in special focus on: Cataract surgery; Management & treatment of glaucoma; Detection and treatment of diabetic Retinopathy; Treatment of conditions which could lead to blindness or visual impairment in children & Refractive Error & low vision services.  All as a complement to education, training and other adjustment services for persons whose sight cannot be restored.\n \n 2001 \u2013 Secretariat \u2013<\/strong> Formalized decision to establish a Resource Mobilization Unit within the Council\u2019s Secretariat.\n \n2001 (July) \u2013 Nassau Bahamas \u2013<\/strong> Relocation of the faculty of the V2020 Planning Module to train Senior Nurses, Doctors and Administrators of Member Agencies and Partners (from 8 countries) in \u201cPlanning and Managing Community Eye Health Programmes\u201d. \n \n2002 -   Starting in Mandeville, Jamaica -<\/strong> Development & implementation of a cost recovery program supporting provision of cataract surgery in   ten hospitals across the Caribbean- Program   is at different stages of implementation.\n \n2003 - Trinidad & Tobago -<\/strong> Regional Advocacy workshop \u2013 Developed and initiated a rights-based approach to certain of Council\u2019s programming;\n \n2004<\/strong> - Commenced  development of basic V2020 advocacy strategy requiring: Appointment of National Focal persons; Hosting of a regional symposium for National focal persons; Establishment or revamping of National Committees; Appointment of National Coordinator; Development & implementation of national plans and Programs. \n \n2004 (Barbados) -<\/strong>  Commence training of National IT Instructors, to operate national training labs, as part of the Regional Information Technology Services for the visually impaired.  A 2nd regional training lab is about to be launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Jamaica. IT labs providing basic IT training to persons who are blind now exist in 9 countries across the region.\n \n2005 - Dominica -<\/strong> Implementation of a pilot in the screening for and treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy \n \n2005 - Guyana \u2013<\/strong> Implementation of a pilot in vision screening in schools;\n \n2005 - Dominica -<\/strong> Initiation of a pilot Diabetic Retinopathy screening \n \n2005 - Jamaica \u2013<\/strong> Commencement of a series of glaucoma KAP studies\n \n2006 - Guyana  -<\/strong> Commencement of regional training program for Perfectionists;\n \n2007 - Caribbean-wide- <\/strong>Commence research toward establishment of The Caribbean School of Optometry.\n \n2008 - <\/strong>Commenced formal planning for the modernization of the partnership between CCB-Eye Care Caribbean & Sight Savers International.\n ","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/category\/notable-accomplishments\/","name":"Notable Accomplishments","slug":"notable-accomplishments","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}