While early habilitation interventions (HI) continues apace in the UK, exemplified by the current participation by the presenter and other stakeholders with Birmingham University in writing the first ever ‘UK Vision Impairment Curriculum Framework,’ the same can’t be said of Africa. By the end of the presentation, attendees should have understood the need and the rationale behind calls for early habilitation interventions in Africa.

Learning objectives: By the end of the presentation, attendees should have:

• Understood the need and the rationale behind calls for early habilitation interventions in Africa
• Broadly understood the need for collaborative and networking across multi-disciplines.

This session is presented by Molemisi Kono on November 17, 2021.