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WE ARE THE EXPERTS IN COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH

Blantyre Institute for community Ophthalmology BICO was founded in Blantyre Malawi in the year 2008 with the mission of contributing to the prevention and control of blindness in Malawi and neighbouring countries in the Southern part of Africa through conducting practical research, teaching, training, consultancy and advocacy in eye care delivery.
The idea to start the institute was conceptualized after realizing that despite nearly 10 years after the launch of the VISION 2020: the Right to Sight; the global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness and the various achievements in many areas of the world; the southern part of Africa has still not made much progress especially in the area of research on effective community eye care programmes.
The centre aims to coordinate research being carried out eye care professionals in Malawi and transfer the best of its expertise and experience to an ever-increasing number of eye care institutes across Southern Africa The centre is strategically located within the University Of Malawi College Of Medicine teaching eye hospital, the Lions Sight first eye hospital in Blantyre.
The centre has helped in restoring sight to thousands of Malawians.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

You can help by sponsoring a sight restoration eye camp to be done within the community in Malawi.

You can Fund health services research to improve eye services for children?

You can help by sponsoring a midlevel personnel officer to undergo one year ophthalmology training which includes.

You can help by donating cash as little as you can.

You can help by sponsoring a doctor to specialise in ophthalmology (four years course).
Support training of Ophthalmologist Training of nurses in community eye health

Email BICO!

director@bicomalawi.org or bico@bicomalawi.org