Congratulations to Dr. Francine Lavallée
To highlight its generosity and great commitment to IRIS Mundial projects, the Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to reward the volunteer whose contribution stands out. For 2016, during the IRIS Mundial Annual Volunteers’ meeting which was held in...
Something you shouldn’t miss! Mission 2016 – Haiti, in words and images
Here is a really interesting and touching article: in May 2016, 1725 patients were fortunate enough to receive visual care thanks to a dedicated and passionate team of volunteers. There were no eye care services in the area until the arrival of the IRIS Mundial team....
Races for the benefit of IRIS Mundial: more than $12,600 collected!
A huge thank you to the 60 runners for their fundraising effort in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge through the Tamarack Ottawa race weekend: the event was a great success! Congratulations to everyone for their performance despite the oppressive heat sometimes near...
Support our runners, donate today!
More than 60 runners have registered in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge for the benefit of IRIS Mundial, which will take place during the weekend of May 28th and 29th, 2016! To encourage them and make a donation, click here. Our objective is to raise the sum of $...
Mission accomplished!
IRIS Mundial’s team is back from Miragoane – Haiti, and the mission was a great success. Our dynamic team of 28 Canadian and Haitian volunteers (ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, a medical doctor, nurses and assistants) saw over 1,700 patients in desperate...
A donation of $68,000 thanks to IRIS Mundial month
February 2016 was IRIS Mundial Month in the IRIS stores across Canada. For each pair of eyeglasses sold during this special month, a donation of $10 was made to IRIS Mundial, contributing to the grand total of $68 000. We warmly thank all the owners and the team...
A donation of $6,000 from the IRIS Ophthalmology Clinic of Laval
IRIS Mundial sincerely thanks the IRIS Ophthalmology Clinic for its participation in the IRIS Mundial month. During the month of February, a donation of $50 was made to IRIS Mundial for every ocular surgery carried out, and raised over $6 000. On behalf of the world’s...
IRIS Mundial has been collaborating with the GUHG
From January 30th to February 6th, a paediatric visual screening mission was carried out in the north of Haiti through the Montreal University Group for Haitians with Glaucoma (GUHG). The main objective was to collect epidemiological data on children aged 3 to 6 years...
Training mission in Limbé, Haiti – objectives achieved!
From November 10 to 17, Dr. Nicole Vachon, a volunteer Optometrist, and Catherine Rioux, General Manager at IRIS Mundial went to Haiti to offer a week of training for the team members of the Prevention and Fight against Blindness Program (PPFB) in Limbe. The purpose...