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Eye health

We protect sight and change lives by treating and preventing a range of eye conditions, from refractive error to trachoma.

Disability Rights

We campaign for the rights of people with disabilities to participate equally in society, leaving no one behind.

Fighting Disease

We help to treat and prevent five debilitating diseases that affect many people. These are known as neglected tropical diseases.

Community Eye Health

We want to ensure that all rural Malawians who are currently suffering from unnecessary treatable are covered.

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BLANTYRE INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH

When it comes to implementation of programs, BICO works with and through partners. Our main partners are Ministries of Health and Education in Malawi. BICO also works in collaboration with international partners who sub contracts BICO to implement projects such as conducting research in global health and eye care in Malawi. BICO is a member of the International Coalition for Trachoma Control, a global alliance of international NGOs committed to elimination of blinding Trachoma world wide.

BICO exists to champion community eye health and neglected tropical diseases in Malawi (Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Soil Transmitted Helminths, Schistosomiasis ) in order to achieve extraordinary improvements in global health and eye care service delivery.

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VISION 2020 EYE CARE PROGRAMME FOR SOUTH EAST HEALTH ZONE

This was a three year (2014 – 2016) project targeting all the six districts in the South East Health Zone – Mangochi, Balaka, Machinga, Zomba, Phalombe and Mulanje. It was funded through Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology. Cataract, Childhood blindness and Refractive Errors were major programme components besides staff and institutional capacity building.

Mandate

BICO exists to champion community eye health in Malawi and the region in order to achieve extraordinary improvements in eye care service delivery for the prevention and control of avoidable blindness in Malawi and the region.

Mission

To improve the quality of lives of people through facilitation of the provision of quality and affordable eye care service delivery, eye care operational research, capacity building in community eye health and advocacy and partnership.

PROVIDING CARE SINCE 2008

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