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global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Arclight Project has grown through collaboration with a wide network of global health organisations, universities, NGOs, clinicians, and funders working to improve access to eye care training and technology worldwide.
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Founding support<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Arclight Project was initially supported through seed funding from The Fred Hollows Foundation<\/a>, whose early investment enabled development of the original Arclight ophthalmoscope and training programme.
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Global partners and users<\/h2>\n

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Arclight products and training resources are now used internationally by organisations including:<\/p>\n

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CBM Global<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cure Blindness Project<\/a><\/p>\n

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L V Prased Eye Insitute<\/a><\/p>\n

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alongside ministries of health, universities, NGOs, and clinical training programmes worldwide.<\/p>\n

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International networks<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Arclight Project is a member of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)<\/a>. Dr Andrew Blaikie also serves as an IAPB board member.
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Research and academic collaborations<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Arclight collaborates with a broad network of universities and clinical partners including:
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LSHTM<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n

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NHS Fife<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n

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Makerere University<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n

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University of Rwanda<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n

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L V Prasad Eye Institute<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n

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University of Dundee<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n

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Macquarie University<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n

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Hasanuddin University<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n

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Training and international recommendation<\/h2>\n

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Arclight training resources are referenced within WHO eye care guidance and the WHO Eye and Vision Care Training Access Platform. A specialised eye health module using Arclight has also been integrated into the Tanzania UNICEF Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) framework.<\/p>\n

Further evidence and publications are available on our Evidence page<\/a> and through the University of St Andrews Arclight news pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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TAP training modules<\/a><\/p>\n

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Primary ear and hearing care: training manual<\/a><\/p>\n

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WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience<\/a><\/p>\n

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Funders and supporters<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Support from organisations including UKRI, Rotary, Ulverscroft Foundation, Glaucoma UK, and the Scottish Funding Council has helped expand Arclight research, training, and implementation worldwide.<\/span>
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