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Request for Proposals to Host 11th General Assembly in 2020 News https://www.iapb.org/news/request-for-proposals-to-host-11th-general-assembly-in-2020/ | Published: 1st April 2016
Nominations open for IAPB Regional Chairs News https://www.iapb.org/news/nominations-open-for-iapb-regional-chairs/ | Published: 9th March 2016
LCIF looking for a Regional Program Specialist News https://www.iapb.org/news/lcif-looking-for-a-regional-program-specialist/ | Published: 2nd March 2016
Vision for a Nation awards a grant to accelerate the development of smart phone-based eye care tools News

UK charity Vision for a Nation, which runs a ground-breaking national eye care programme in Rwanda, today announces that it has provided Peek Vision, the London based start-up, with accelerator funding of £50,000. Peek (Portable Eye Examination Kit) enables health workers to examine and diagnose eye diseases using a smartphone, which could potentially revolutionise the way eye care is delivered worldwide.

https://www.iapb.org/news/vision-for-a-nation-awards-a-grant-to-accelerate-the-development-of-smart-phone-based-eye-care-tools/ | Published: 29th January 2016
Malawi Optometry Association holds inaugural meeting News https://www.iapb.org/news/malawi-optometry-association-holds-inaugural-meeting/ | Published: 13th January 2016
500 Millionth dose of Zithromax distributed in Ethiopia News https://www.iapb.org/news/500-millionth-dose-of-zithromax-distributed-in-ethiopia/ | Published: 17th November 2015
Lions Clubs Research Grants Aim to Improve Global Quality of Life News

Six hundred KwaZulu-Natal textile factory workers will have an opportunity to have their vision examined at their workplaces, through a 12-month research study program funded by Lion’s Club International Foundation (LCIF).

https://www.iapb.org/news/lions-clubs-research-grants-aim-to-improve-global-quality-of-life/ | Published: 29th October 2015
Thank You, Champalimaud Foundation! News https://www.iapb.org/news/thank-you-champalimaud-foundation/ | Published: 12th October 2015
Biggest prize in vision awarded to innovative joint programme in Africa News https://www.iapb.org/news/biggest-prize-in-vision-awarded-to-innovative-joint-programme-in-africa/ | Published: 10th September 2015
Seeing is Believing calls for Ghana project proposals News https://www.iapb.org/news/seeing-is-believing-calls-for-ghana-project-proposals/ | Published: 9th September 2015
A Taste of Durban News https://www.iapb.org/news/a-taste-of-durban/ | Published: 19th August 2015
Vision Aid Overseas’ New Online Learning Portal to Support Optometry Graduates in Zambia News https://www.iapb.org/news/vision-aid-overseas-new-online-learning-portal-to-support-optometry-graduates-in-zambia/ | Published: 22nd July 2015