For Eyecare Professionals
Over the next five years research, teaching and clinic services will be ongoing in UniLurio.
Requirements to Work as an Eyecare Professional in Mozambique:
Visa Requirements
The Mozambique High Commission London (click for link) has information about the application process for Multiple Entry Visa.
Please Note: a letter of invitation and a passport valid for six months are required.
Professional Requirements
A current Curriculum Vitae, Certification of Registration - email to aoife.phelan@dit.ie
Personal Requirements
Mozambique is a beautiful, safe country. Mozambicans are good natured and friendly. The official language is Portuguese, although English is spoken by some, it is advisable to have some Portuguese phrases.
Mozambique is a malaria zone therefore AntiMalarials are strongly advised.
Please consult with a doctor at least three months before your trip for relevant vaccinations.
GLOBAL CEO CLIVE MILLER LAUNCHES
OPTOMETRY GIVING SIGHT IN IRELAND
Global CEO of Optometry Giving Sight. Clive Miller launched Optometry Giving Sight Ireland 17th November at a reception in Dawson Street in Dublin. Optometry Giving Sight is currently raising funds in Australia, the U.S., Canada, the U.K, Norway and Ireland to establish sustainable vision care services for millions of people throughout the world.(Photo from left: James Loughman, Robert Chappell, Clive Miller, Aoife Phelan)
Mozambique Eyecare Project is proud to be supported by Optometry
Giving Sight
ICEE is funded by Optometry Giving Sight. Dr Loughman and a dedicated team from the Irish Optical Community are currently setting up Optometry Giving Sight in Ireland to raise funds for the Mozambique Eyecare Project and other sustainable development projects aimed at the elimination of visual impairment due to Uncorrected Refractive Error in the developing world.
We have already begun fundraising with a TICK YES to OGS
campaign (Optometrists have been invited to donate with their annual
subscriptions).Photo from left Fiona Kavanagh FAOI President of
Association of Optometrists Ireland, Robert Chappell Immediate Past
President of the World Council of Optometry)
To raise funds and awareness for avoidable blindness Optometry Giving Sight invites Optometry Practices, Optical Industry, Dublin Institute of Technology and individuals to take part in fundraising events like the World Sight Day Challenge.
Photo below from left Aideen Duane FAOI and Emer O Connor FAOI.
RELATED ARTICLES AND LINKS
Optometry Giving Sight is now on Facebook.
Optometry Giving Sight Project Page
Frequently Asked Questions about World Sight Day and Optometry Giving Sight FAQs OGS
