It’s our mission for eyes in need

IRIS Mundial is a charity that aims to improve the visual health of populations in need in developing countries and in Canada.
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Our mission

Our mission is to provide quality preventive and curative optometric, optical and ophthalmological services to populations in developing countries and to people in need in Canada.

 

Our vision

Mission IRIS Mundial is a reference body promoting the right to sight, which aims to improve the visual health of populations in need in developing countries and in Canada.

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Our projects

Our one-time projects

Provide the first ever ophthalmic services to disadvantaged people in a region where no services are available.

Our permanent programs

Our Programs for the Prevention and Fight against Blindness (PPFB) aim to offer a quality comprehensive eye care system to the most disadvantaged population located in isolated areas.

Our trainings

Facilitate privileged exchanges on new surgical techniques and eye examinations between our professional volunteers and local vision professionals in the targeted areas through continuing education.

Aboriginal people in Canada

Considering that access to visual care is more difficult for some populations in Canada, IRIS Mundial wishes to become more inclusive and has decided to implement new activities to improve access to visual care for people in need here in our country…
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Training mission – management support

Training mission – management support

by | Mar 25, 2020

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...

Portrait of an outstanding volunteer: Marie-Claude Cossette

Portrait of an outstanding volunteer: Marie-Claude Cossette

by | Mar 10, 2020

We present to you Marie-Claude Cossette, a long-time volunteer with IRIS Mundial! Marie-Claude’s involvement started in 2003, after meeting Dr. Jean-Pierre Tchang, the IRIS Mundial’s founder, during a trip to Peru the previous year. She immediately joined the...