PRIMARY EYE CARE TRAINING MANUAL

A course to strengthen the capacity of health personnel to manage eye patients at primary-level health facilities in the African Region.

Introduction and purpose

The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance in the design, implementation and evaluation of a course that aims to build and strengthen the capacity of health personnel to manage eye patients at primary-level health facilities in the African Region. The course falls within the remit of continuous professional development in its broadest sense. Its content focuses on simple evidence-based practice that can be easily carried out in primary-level health facilities all over Africa.

This manual is intended for use by course directors and facilitators. Its intended audience includes all persons who wish to commission, support or offer a course serving the above aims, including pre-service training. This manual sets out the requisite steps for the preparation and organization of such a course.

Aim and overall objectives

The aim of the course is to strengthen the ability of primary-level health workers to successfully manage patients with eye complaints presenting at primary health care facilities. The objectives of each session are set out in the Session Summaries and Lesson Plans which specify what participants should be able to do by the end of the course.