Oumou Traore from Mali

Latest news from Mali

Find out the latest news from Mali and our projects and partners there.

Mali has been celebrating its 50th anniversary of independence. Huge investments have been made in health, education, road surfaces and agriculture which will improve services in these sectors. Access to some geographical areas covered by Sightsavers have consequently become easier.
Highlights from our projects.

• The number of cataract and trichiasis surgeries has increased due to outreach activities. Outreach also helps deliver messages about eye care in the populations it serves.
  The chiefs of community health centres have been trained in primary eye care, and are now taking more responsibility in blindness control activities in their communities. This has increased the amount of people using the services. 
• After the pilot phase of the Inclusive Education Programme for Low Vision Children, the demand from parents has increased. This success is mainly due to the commitment of the coordinator of the project, the itinerant teachers, the teachers in mainstream schools and the ownership of the project by all stakeholders, particularly the association of pupils' parents and the Ministry of Education. Because of this commitment, the project has been extended from supporting 27 to 100 children.

Achievements

 

In 2010 in Mali, we supported our partners in carrying out:

• The treatment of 13,512 people for eye related problems
• 1,608 cataract operations
• 2,092 trichiasis (advanced trachoma) surgeries