Rwanda Project

Since 2018, Fondazione Leonardo del Vecchio Rwanda has supported the annual scientific conference of the “College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa (Coecsa),” a unique platform to explore and cover the latest developments, practices, changes, and solutions in ophthalmology in Africa.

Fondazione Leonardo Del Vecchio Rwanda is an offshoot of Fondazione Leonardo Del Vecchio. It was created to develop a strategic partnership with the Rwandan government aimed at fostering access to ophthalmic care for the Rwandan population. Interventions totalling up to 36,8 million euros have been budgeted. Fondazione Leonardo Del Vecchio Rwanda is overseen by a

Goal Facilitate access to eye care in Rwanda through the construction of 31 vision center in Rwanda. Development mode Donation to OneSight of the funds needed to build the 31 vision center.

Goal The project aims to: a) support the Rwandan system’s planning in ophthalmic health, “leaving no one behind”; b) support the State training program to train the best ophthalmology graduates on the African continent; c) promote and verify the effectiveness of activities in adopting the best medical protocols, implementing administrative processes, reporting, and quantitative measurements

Goal Establishment of an ophthalmic center of excellence in Kigali to house an ophthalmology graduate school and a support center for the visually impaired and blind patients and research facility. The aim is to become the best ophthalmic hospital on the African continent and be recognized among the “best in class” worldwide. It will operate

Rwanda faces an increasing incidence of eye diseases.Latest data from the Rwanda Health Management Information System (RHMIS) showed that eye diseases are among the top ten causes of morbidity in health facilities. Hence the Foundation’s intervention aimed at establishing Rwanda as a center of excellence in the field of ophthalmology, to be extended to the