At KCCO, we believe that sharing practical knowledge is just as powerful as delivering care.
Our growing resource library supports eye care professionals, program managers, policymakers, researchers and educators across Africa with tools designed to strengthen systems, train teams and scale sustainable impact.
Whether you’re developing a national plan, launching a hospital program, or conducting training in remote areas. These resources are built to inform and empower your work.
A practical guide in Portuguese on integrating low vision services into clinical care, education, and rehabilitation in Africa. It includes strategies for detection, management, training, and system planning to improve services for individuals with vision impairment.
A Spanish-language guide offering practical approaches for clinical low vision services in Africa. It covers service components, detection and referral processes, vision assessment, accessibility, educational inclusion, and coordination between health and education sectors.
A practical manual for African eye health providers on using key informants to identify and refer children with severe visual impairment or blindness, as part of efforts to eliminate childhood blindness.
A detailed report on improving district-level planning for VISION 2020 in Africa, emphasizing data-driven strategies for addressing cataract, refractive error, childhood blindness, and other eye conditions through effective collaboration, service delivery, and monitoring.
This report summarizes a 2007 workshop at KCCO that focused on using evidence-based approaches for effective district-level planning and implementation of the VISION 2020 initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness in Africa.
This manual from the International Coalition for Trachoma Control provides detailed guidance for micro-planning Zithromax® Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaigns. It includes pre-planning steps, tools, workshop agendas, supervision strategies, and reporting mechanisms to enhance efficiency, improve health systems, and support trachoma elimination efforts.
A practical manual for training and using key informants in African communities to identify and refer children with vision loss, supporting early intervention and childhood blindness prevention.
This symposium report outlines strategies to prevent blindness in people affected by leprosy in Africa. It highlights the high burden of ocular disease among leprosy patients, especially cataract and lagophthalmos, and emphasizes the need to integrate leprosy care into general eye health services under VISION 2020. It recommends improved screening, surgical interventions (like lateral tarsal strip and cataract surgery), revised disability grading, and national-level planning to ensure equitable access and reduce stigma.
This document outlines KCCO’s approach to building capacity at the district level in Africa to meet VISION 2020 goals. Through a structured two-phase model—assessment and planning, followed by implementation with ongoing mentorship—KCCO helps hospitals and districts improve efficiency, community outreach, and service delivery. The strategy includes leadership development, operational improvements, staff training, and stronger management systems to ensure sustainable, comprehensive eye care for entire populations.
A curated list of research articles published between 1995 and 2018 focusing on eye care and ophthalmology in Burundi. Topics include blindness surveys, childhood blindness, HIV/AIDS-related eye diseases, corneal conditions, onchocerciasis, and trachoma.