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What we do<\/h4>\n

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Training and Capacity Building<\/b><\/h1>\n

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Examples of Capacity Strengthening in Practice<\/b><\/h1>\n

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As a WHO Collaborating Centre for Trachoma at the University of Cape Town, KCCO helps countries with Ministries of Health through leadership training and workshops to prepare WHO elimination dossiers.<\/p>\n

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Leadership and management courses focused on designing, implementing, and sustaining community outreach programmes responsive to population needs.<\/p>\n

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Practical training in ophthalmic equipment repair and preventive maintenance to improve equipment uptime and reduce service disruptions in partner hospitals.<\/p>\n

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Training women\u2019s microfinance group members and community health volunteers as eye health ambassadors to strengthen early identification and referral pathways between communities and formal eye care services.<\/p>\n

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Support for ophthalmology trainees and their supervisors to rotate through high-volume surgical sites in Tanzania, improving hands-on experience while addressing cataract backlogs in underserved regions.<\/p>\n

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Direct training and mentorship for programme managers, patient counsellors, and Childhood Blindness and Low Vision Coordinators to strengthen outreach planning, case management, monitoring, and community engagement.<\/p>\n

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