China, 3rd June

Thulasiraj Ravilla, Executive Director, LAICO, and Sanil Joseph, Senior Faculty, LAICO, were invited speakers at a workshop organised by the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre, China’s largest eye hospital and a newly designated World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre. The workshop aimed to promote IPEC across China. Thulasiraj Ravilla spoke on “Challenges, barriers, and priorities in implementing IPEC,” and “Implementation of IPEC at Aravind.” Sanil Joseph discussed the “Eye Care Competency Framework (ECCF)” and “Comprehensive training and capacity building for the eye care workforce in India.”