GAF Eye Health Foundation is a non-political community based organisation providing eye health services to underserved communities in Uganda.
Building
Our new rural eye health facility offers:
- Eye examinations
- Diabetic retinopathy screening
- Glaucoma screening
- Refractive error screening
- Refraction and spectacle dispensing
- Pharmacy (antibiotics, antiglaucoma drugs, steroids, steroidal antibiotics)
- Referral of complex cases
- Booking cataract surgery patients – we hope to provide cataract surgery in future
Opening hours
| Monday to Friday | 8:30am to 5pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 9am to 1pm |
Outreach services
- School eye health programs
- Community eye health programs i.e. eye screening and eye health education
- Home-based eye care services
- Rehabilitation of the blind
Get Involved
Our Services
Eye Care
- Eye Care Camp and memorandum of understanding with Charity Vision International
- World Glaucoma Week 2024 – Activities Report
- World Sight Day 2023 – Activities Report
- Burden of Visual Disability in Eastern Uganda’s Namisindwa District
Case Studies
- Nalwanana Efulasi – sight restored
- Masibo Debora – sight restored
- Olupot Roman – diagnosed and supported
Education
Community Support
Our Memorandum of Understanding with Charity Vision
In April, Charity Vision visited us at our new office building, which is still being finished. We signed a memorandum of understanding and agreed to work together in the fight against preventable blindness.
Donate
Join the fight against avoidable blindness. Please support us on:
Money Transfer
SENDWAVE or WORLD REMIT:
Use: Mobile Money – MTN
- Country: Uganda
- Phone number: +256 787999781
- First name: Wekwanya
- Last name: Ambrose
- Address: Namisindwa district
- Town: Magale
Contact
gafeyehealthfoundation@gmail.com
Phone / WhatsApp
+256 787 999781
Social Media
About
Objectives
Screening
- eye screening activities for the community
Treatment
- treating eye patients at community level and appropriate referral
- home based eye health service delivery for the disabled
Education
- eye health education for the community
- training community health workers about eye services
- training eye health professionals for the underserved communities
Support
- financial support for medical or surgical fees for those who are needy
- supporting local poor families
