News - October 2017

Botswana set to become first country in the world to provide eye health services to a generation

The Government of Botswana celebrated its progress in bringing vision to an entire generation of schoolchildren at a special event hosted by the British High Commission in Gaborone on Thursday 19 October.

20 Oct 2017 Read More

Peek Vision joins forces with leading disability charity to roll out new sight-saving technology

253 million people worldwide are visually impaired or blind. 80% could be helped with simple solutions like the provision of glasses or cataract surgery. But to find and treat many with sight loss, new technologies are needed.

16 Oct 2017 Read More

Vision for the Commonwealth: New campaign launched to bring vision to everyone, everywhere

Over the next six months, Peek, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, Sightsavers, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Clearly and the International Coalition for Trachoma Control will work to raise awareness of this issue and unite Governments, advocates, service providers and supporters to bring vision to everyone, everywhere.

12 Oct 2017 Read More

Maria's Story

A story of how simple eye care, delivered with compassion completely transformed the lives of one family.

11 Oct 2017 Read More

RT @ClearlyWorld: VISION FOR EVERYONE We've joined forces with @qejubileetrust @Sightsavers @FredHollows @TrachomaControl and @peekteam to…

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RT @KAUST_News: @peekteam @EnrichAtKaust “It’s not just the individual that is blind that is affected. Young kids become carers for the bli…

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RT @KAUST_News: @peekteam @EnrichAtKaust “It’s time to end a time where people are blind or going blind unnecessarily. We need to remove th…

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RT @IAPB1: Botswana commits to screen eyes of all school children by 2020 @qejubileetrust @peekteam https://t.co/IqFwmQ2M22

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RT @ICEH_LSHTM: @peekteam Join @ICEH_LSHTM for “Global Blindness” course! Mon 30 Oct! Free Certificates available! #FLeyehealth https://t.c…

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RT @BWGovernment: High Commissioner @HCKatyRansome; @peekteam pays a courtesy call on the VP @OfficialMasisi https://t.co/fSrWIwiZ18 @PSHal…

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RT @PSHalabi: As we Improve eye care in our school going children. Thank you @Add_Abroad @peekteam @HCKatyRansome https://t.co/kF1R7wbf9M

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RT @Add_Abroad: Great to be working with you @PSHalabi @peekteam and with great support from @HCKatyRansome @AstridBonfield https://t.co/4S…

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RT @angrist_noam: acceleration (!) of @peekteam work w/ @BWGovernment @PSHalabi @HCKatyRansome for better #vision-@Young1ove keen to boost…

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RT @AstridBonfield: Thank you @HCKatyRansome @BWGovernment for your support to the children of Botswana @peekteam https://t.co/7wyppKtjuc

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RT @UKinBotswana: @HCKatyRansome hosted comprehensive school eye health program partners celebration@peekteam@@PSHalabi@@BWGovernment #Pono…

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RT @qejubileetrust: No child should be held back in school simply for needing a pair of specs. See what @peekteam are up to in Botswana: ht…

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Nearly 13,000 school children in Botswana have been screened since July 2016 @BWGovernment @UKinBotswana https://t.co/kzXyqKrje3

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Here’s our amazing #PeekBotswana team doing live vision screening @UKinBotswana - great celebration of Botswana pro… https://t.co/482hFj2jBH

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#PeekAndrew @UKinBotswana celebrating @BWGovernment and partners success in child eye health https://t.co/FA6ebD0P2w

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RT @Add_Abroad: Excellent discussions as we planned further development of children’s vision services with @BWGovernment @peekteam https://…

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36 million people worldwide are blind. Four in five of them could keep their sight with simple surgery or treatment. Millions more can't see clearly, yet need no more than a simple pair of glasses. We won't stop until everyone has been linked to the treatment and services they need.