Charl Marais

Colleges of Medicine of South Africa

University of Cape Town

MPH Community Eye Health candidate at the Community Eye Health Institute (CEHI), a division of Ophthalmology, University of Cape Town (UCT).Community Eye Health, also known as Public Health for Eye Care or Global Eye Health, is the application of health promotion and disease prevention, together with the delivery of curative services, at the primary, secondary, and tertiary level of health care, in order to reduce the burden of eye disease, visual loss and disability in a… Show more MPH Community Eye Health candidate at the Community Eye Health Institute (CEHI), a division of Ophthalmology, University of Cape Town (UCT).Community Eye Health, also known as Public Health for Eye Care or Global Eye Health, is the application of health promotion and disease prevention, together with the delivery of curative services, at the primary, secondary, and tertiary level of health care, in order to reduce the burden of eye disease, visual loss and disability in a community.The MPH Community Eye Health programme equips candidates to undertake appropriate clinical and operational research to inform the planning and management of eye care services. The MPH is divided into coursework (120 NQF level 9 credits) and a dissertation (60 NQF level 9 credits).Modules (NQF Level 9):- Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services- Ophthalmic Epidemiology - Global Surgery- Epidemiology- Biostatistics (Programming in R)http://www.cehi.uct.ac.za/cehi/about Show less

University of the Free State

Grey College

S Franklin Dux Medal recipient."The S Franklin Dux Medal is awarded to the student who achieves the highest academic average in their matric year."

Volunteer Ophthalmology Medical Officer

Associated with Charl Marais