by IRIS Mundial | Mar 29, 2023 | Program, Training
Return of our Québec sans Frontières Volunteers (VQSF) From January 2 to 23, Dr. Annabelle Messier and Dr. Véronique Small, optometrists and postgraduate residents in community optometry, traveled to Senegal to continue the training in primary eye care of the...
by IRIS Mundial | Dec 19, 2022 | Dedication, Donations, Program, Training
August 30th marked the end of the first year of the Nouveau Québec sans Frontières three-year funding by the Quebec Ministry of International Relations to IRIS Mundial. We would like to present a brief report covering the last year of our two partners benefiting from...
by IRIS Mundial | Dec 6, 2022 | Program, Training
Graduating in 2022, Annabelle Messier and Véronique Small have both decided to pursue their graduate studies in community optometry at the Université de Montréal. The objective of this residency program is for optometrists to acquire knowledge and specific skills on...
by IRIS Mundial | Mar 25, 2020 | Training, Program, Program, Training
By Catherine Rioux, general management (in collaboration with Mr. André Racine) EMPOWERMENT, AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Empowerment and sustainability of eye care services in developing countries are two very important aspects and are part of...
by IRIS Mundial | Jan 29, 2020 | Program, Training
Strengthening knowledge in Senegal By Catherine Rioux, general management (in collaboration with Dr. Francine Lavallée, Optometrist) From November 14 to 24, volunteers Dr. Francine Lavallée, Optometrist, and Sophie Duchesne, Optician, travelled to Africa to continue...
by IRIS Mundial | Apr 23, 2019 | Program, Training
By Julie Roegiers, General Manager From March 21st to 31st 2019, volunteers Dr. Marie-Chantal Hudon and Dr. Nicole Vachon, Optometrists, went to Saint-Louis, Senegal to give the first training session on primary eye care to the staff of the new Program of Prevention...
