Our Work
Somali Eye Health Alliance delivers work through three linked lenses: programs (what we do), consortia (clinical networks) and regions (where we do it). This structure ensures action is practical, locally-governed and sustainable.
Programs — what we deliver
Programs are practical portfolios that deliver services, training and systems-strengthening. Each program has measurable outcomes and local leads.
Health Investment & Finance
Work with clinics to create realistic budgets, manage small grants, and pilot revenue models to sustain services such as spectacle workshops.
Human Resources for Health (HRH)
Training, CPD, and short-term exchanges to grow clinical and management skills inside Somalia so services are locally led.
Research & Innovation
Operational research and pilots that test low-cost screening pathways, tele-referral models and task-sharing approaches appropriate to Somali health systems.
Consortia — clinical networks
We convene clinical networks to align specialists, share clinical protocols, and coordinate regional campaigns.
Eye Health Consortium
Ophthalmologists, optometrists and eye nurses coordinate outreach, training and surgical campaigns.
Emergency & Maternal Health
Integrated programs where eye health is embedded into broader emergency and maternal health planning — e.g. neonatal oxygen & triage links.
Digital & Diagnostics
Pilots for tele-ophthalmology, remote screening tools and basic imaging where feasible.
Regions — how we adapt activities
Somali Eye Health Alliance works regionally so solutions fit local realities: supply chains, governance and population movements differ across Somaliland, Puntland and South-Central Somalia.
Somaliland (Borama, Hargeisa)
School screening expansion, optical workshop set-up, and strengthening referral pathways to regional hospitals.
Puntland (Garowe, Bosaso)
Focused outreach to district clinics and training for mid-level eye workers to improve screening at primary health level.
South-Central (Beledweyne, Afgooye, Mogadishu)
Large outreach campaigns, referral strengthening for surgical cases and partnerships with teaching hospitals for training.
Monitoring & evaluation
We track key indicators: people screened, spectacles dispensed, surgeries performed, and local staff trained. Program leads produce quarterly summaries to steer activities.