Peek Vision

The 2024 Karen Sparrow scholarship provides funding to attend the prestigious online short course in global eye health at The International Centre for Eye Health, in memory of our much-missed friend and colleague. Applications close on Friday 19 July: https://bit.ly/3XYE6lm Find out more about the short course here: https://lnkd.in/eJhjpnch

Eye health programmes powered by Peek are opening the way to transformation of the sector. In 2023 we worked with governments, NGOs and eye health services across 12 countries. More than 3.6 million people were screened with Peek and almost 400,000 were connected to the care they need. Learn more in our latest annual review 👉 https://bit.ly/3WiEtWE

Congratulations to our next two partner organisations to be officially Certified by Peek Vision! 👏 Vision Action in Ghana, and AIC Health Ministries in Meru County, Kenya, have both successfully completed their Certification to independently train Peek software users.  In Ghana, Vision Action is currently using Peek in four districts to deliver community and school eye health programmes. “Obtaining Peek Certification has been a journey of embracing challenges and discovering potential," says Reina Der, Vision Action’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability Lead. "My confidence in Peek training and programme delivery has improved and I am better prepared than ever to provide relevant and suitable assistance for our programmes, as well as to inspire and empower others, especially our partners and trainees.” In Kenya, AIC Health Ministries is using Peek in Meru County as part of the multi-county Vision Impact Project, led by CBM Christian Blind Mission and the Ministry of Health, Kenya. Amos Mutunga (CPSP-K), Project Officer at AIC Health Ministries says: “I am honoured to receive the Software User Training Certification from Peek Vision. As a Project Officer implementing the Vision Impact Program aiming to prevent avoidable blindness through the use of Peek technology, this recognition fuels my enthusiasm for our goal to reduce the prevalence of eye infections and to improve eye health in general. I eagerly anticipate our continued collaboration to ensure that people can access eye services through the use of the technology.” Peek Certification is designed to enable partners to scale up programme activities more quickly and efficiently. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/3VLxtQN #PeekCertification #Innovation #UserTraining #EyeHealth 📷 Photo shows the Meru County core team alongside members of the Peek Vision Certification team.

Thank you International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) for hosting the incredible #2030InSight event. We learned so much and are returning with new ideas, new friendships and new invigoration. See you next year!

👏 We're thrilled to share that Peek's very own Sergio Latorre Arteaga and co-authors have won the Impact Award for their poster at International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) #2030insight. Our winning poster shows new insights into child eye health needs from Peek-powered programmes in 12 countries. We're honoured to stand alongside the other winners! 👓

Our latest newsletter is here! It includes: ⭐ The launch of Peek partner Certification: Find out how Certification is helping us scale, by equipping our brilliant partners with the skills to independently train Peek users and analyse programme data 👁 A talk from our CEO and co-founder on his journey into eye health: Watch a lecture from Prof Andrew Bastawrous where he discusses his career and his aspirations to bring better vision and eye health to everyone 📈 Our latest Annual Review: Explore a snapshot of our impact and achievements in 2023, including a spotlight on our work in Kenya with CBM Christian Blind Mission 🏆 An award for the Peek team: See how we've been recognised for leveraging remote work and global hiring to help achieve our mission ... And more! Take a look 👉 https://bit.ly/3zswWLO #EyeHealth #Innovation

We're excited to be in Mexico this week for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)'s 2030 In Sight Live! Looking forward to connecting with colleagues from across the sector to discuss innovative solutions to ensure eye health is available to everyone. See you there! https://lnkd.in/ePxNFQMf #2030InSight #eyehealth #innovation

Congratulations to the team at AGC Tenwek Hospital in Bomet county, Kenya, which has become the first organisation to be officially certified by Peek Vision! 👏 Our new Certification model equips our partner eye health organisations with the skills to help them independently train Peek users and analyse programme data. “Peek provided rigorous training to help our team members become competent in software user training and gain their Certification. We’re proud to be a Peek certified organisation and it means we can now manage our Peek user training independently, giving us greater flexibility to expand and improve our services,” says Faith Lang’at, Programme Manager at AGC Tenwek Hospital. Tenwek has been using Peek technology since 2022 as part of the Vision Impact Project, a multi-county programme led by CBM Christian Blind Mission and the Ministry of Health, Kenya. We're offering Certification to all those organisations working with us to implement eye health programmes, ultimately helping to increase access to quality eye care. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3yGvRzO #Certification #EyeHealth

“The WHO SPECS 2030 initiative could be a game-changer for eye health,” says Peek CEO Andrew Bastawrous. We joined leading eye health organisations in Geneva last week to launch #specs2030, a major new World Health Organization initiative to tackle refractive error, the world’s biggest cause of vision impairment. Peek is one of the founding members of the Global SPECS Network, along with thirty other organisations from across the eye health sector and beyond. Speakers at the initiative’s launch event discussed the challenges they face delivering effective eye health services, with many mentioning the difficulties of planning, implementing and monitoring outcomes – all problems which Peek is designed to solve. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3wNpIkL

Today we're attending the launch of the World Health Organization's #SPECS2030 initiative. Uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of vision impairment in children and adults. Despite spectacles being a highly cost-effective solution, a huge unmet need remains. SPECS 2030 addresses key challenges to support global efforts to increase effective refractive error coverage by 40% by 2030. Watch the launch online from 9am CEST: https://lnkd.in/dqsX8aMC #EyeCare4All #HaveVision