Eye Care Foundation Cambodia

24/09/2026

👁️ Strengthening Eye Health in Pailin Province

The Pailin Provincial Health Department, in collaboration with the National Programme for Eye Health and Pailin Provincial Referral Hospital, conducted a training on presbyopia and the provision of reading glasses for health-centre staff.

With support from Eye Care Foundation (ECF) and The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF), the training aims to strengthen the capacity of health workers to provide accessible eye-care services and help more people in Pailin see clearly. 💙👓

(ប៉ៃលិន)៖ មន្ទីរសុខាភិបាលនៃរដ្ឋបាលខេត្តប៉ៃលិន សហការជាមួយកម្មវិធីជាតិសុខភាពភ្នែក និងមន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកខេត....

23/09/2026

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18/07/2026

We were honored to join a courtesy meeting with the Ministry of Health, led by H.E. Dr. Ngov Kang, Secretary of State, to reaffirm our shared commitment to improving eye health in Cambodia.

During the meeting, our new CEO, Jeanette Dijkstra, highlighted Eye Care Foundation’s continued partnership with the Ministry to strengthen eye care services through health system support, workforce development, improved access to quality eye care, cataract surgery, community outreach, and vision screening for factory workers.

We sincerely appreciate the Ministry of Health for its continued collaboration and look forward to working together to ensure that more people, especially those in underserved communities can access quality eye care and better vision for life.

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15/07/2026

🎉 Celebrating a New Milestone for Eye Care in Tbong Khmum!

Today, we are proud to celebrate the inauguration of the newly renovated Eye Unit at Preah Norodom Sihanouk Provincial Referral Hospital in Tbong Khmum Province. This milestone reflects our shared commitment to improving access to quality eye care and delivering improved comprehensive vision services that are reachable for all communities.

This achievement would not have been possible without the strong partnership and collaboration of the Ministry of Health, the Provincial Health Department, the hospital management, our generous donors, and all partners who have supported this journey. Your dedication and commitment are helping create a brighter future for thousands of people who need eye care.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to making this major accomplishment a reality. Together, we are strengthening eye health services, restoring sight, and consequently improving lives for individuals, families and communities. We look forward to continuing our partnership to ensure that more people can access the quality eye care they deserve.

14/07/2026

Primary Eye Care Training for Health Center Staffs at Stung Treng Province.

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08/06/2026

Our Primary Eye Care kits for Health Centre for Preah Vihea province.

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28/05/2026

សកម្មភាពក្រុមគ្រូពេទ្យផ្នែកចក្ខុរោគ នៃមន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី ឧបត្ថម្ភដោយមូលនិធិថែទាំភ្នែក ដែលរួមសហការជាមួយក្រុមគ្រូពេទ្យភ្នែក និង កម្មវិធីជាតិសុខភាពភ្នែក ធ្វើការវះកាត់ និងបកបាយភ្នែក ជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ដែលមានបញ្ហាភ្នែក ដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃ។

ដូច្នេះ សូមអញ្ជើញប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងអស់ ដែលមានបញ្ហាភ្នែក ដូចជា៖ ភ្នែកកន្ទុយថ្លែន-ឡើងបាយ និងមានបំណងចង់ពិនិត្យ វះកាត់ និងព្យាបាលភ្នែក ទៅទទួលសេវាមន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី២៥ ដល់ថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦។

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19/05/2026

សូមអញ្ចើញប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងអស់ដែលមានបញ្ហាភ្នែកមកពិនិត្យ និងព្យាបាលដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃ:

- ថ្ងៃទី ២៥ ដល់ ថ្ងៃទី ២៩ ខែ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ នៅមន្ទីរពេទ្យបង្អែកមណ្ឌលគិរី ខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី
Please invite all the people with Visual impairment to get free eyes examination and treatment:
- 25th till 29th May 2026 at Mondulkiri referral hospital, Mondulkiri Province.

15/05/2026

Meet our new director: Jeanette Dijkstra

We proudly present Jeanette Dijkstra as our new Director. After many years in the international humanitarian sector, Jeanette returns to the Netherlands to lead the Eye Care Foundation.

Jeanette has been active in the international humanitarian and development sector in the last 20 years. She worked on access to water (WASH), urban governance, microfinance and social housing in roles as operations manager, institutional fund raiser and interim manager.

For the last 10 years, she has been Country Director for the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in Azerbaijan and Angola, where she focused on humanitarian mine and weapons control. Her experience with complex missions seamlessly connects to our ambition.

Jeanette about her new role:

"Driven by our values: professional, compassionate, inclusive and with integrity we make thoughtful choices and realize maximum impact." ”

Together with our teams in Asia and Africa, we are putting her vision into action: preventing and curing unnecessary blindness worldwide.

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Ontmoet onze nieuwe directeur: Jeanette Dijkstra

Met trots presenteren wij Jeanette Dijkstra als onze nieuwe Directeur. Na vele jaren in de internationale humanitaire sector keert Jeanette terug naar Nederland om Eye Care Foundation te leiden.

In de afgelopen 20 jaar is Jeanette actief geweest in de internationale humanitaire en ontwikkelingssector. Zij werkte onder andere aan toegang tot water (WASH), urban governance, microfinanciering en sociale huisvesting in rollen als operations manager, institutionele fondsenwerver en interim-manager.

De laatste 10 jaar was zij Country Director voor de Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in Azerbeidzjan en Angola, waar zij zich richtte op humanitaire ontmijning en wapenbeheer. Haar ervaring met complexe missies sluit naadloos aan bij onze ambitie.

Jeanette over haar nieuwe rol:

"Gedreven door onze waarden: professioneel, compassievol, inclusief en integer maken we doordachte keuzes en realiseren we maximale impact.”

Samen met onze teams in Azië en Afrika zetten we haar visie om in actie: het voorkomen en genezen van onnodige blindheid wereldwijd.

06/05/2026

Anlong Veng is the main town (and a district) in Oddar Meanchey province in the remote northern area of Cambodia - approximately 450 kilometres from the capital Phnom Penh. In 2018 the population of the district was estimated to be in excess of 70,000. The Eye Care Foundation (ECF), in partnership with the National Program for Eye Health (NPEH), is proud to have been supporting eye health services in the district for many years. However, the mobile eye camps, conducted in Anlong Veng in the past week, have been of specific significance due to the recent border conflict restricting access for organisations to provide much needed services for the most disadvantaged communities.
ECF, in cooperation with the NPEH, along with representatives from the Provincial Health Department, Operational District and Referral Hospitals, as well as District and Commune authorities, conducted vision screening for over 300 people resulting in 150 people receiving sight-restoring cataract surgery and 30 other surgeries such as pterygium. Many others will be supplied with spectacles and referrals for additional eye health treatment.
The ECF team and the eye health medical team met with the Deputy District Governor, Operational District Director, the Director of the Referral Hospital as well as the Commune Chief to discuss the value of the mobile eye camps and how important the continuation of this support is to the community. Ms Nak Kamol, Deputy District Governor stated that having the team come to Anlong Veng has restored the confidence of the people, especially those who had to flee the area during the recent unrest. Now they feel that it is safe to return to their homeland and the fact that they have their sight restored means so much in terms of their preparedness and security for the future.
The Commune Chief was one of the patients who received cataract surgery for both eyes. He enthusiastically agreed with the additional implications of this mobile eye camp. He shared that he was nervous about coming to have surgery. Nevertheless, he realised how important it was for him, as Commune Chief to set an example for his citizens. After specialist surgeon Doctor Kak Kakada, operated on the Chief’s left eye, he recommended he return the following day to have the surgery on his right eye. The Chief announced that he was thrilled with being able to see clearly the very next day and delighted with the professionalism and care of the Cambodian medical team. He pledged to ensure that everyone in his community who needed their eyes checked would attend the next mobile eye camp and implored the Eye Care Foundation to continue supporting this critical service in Anlong Veng.