Eye Health Zambia

Congratulations Col Dr Lombe

Huge congratulations to another one of our ophthalmologists Col. Dr. Nelson Lombe, on his promotion to Colonel in the Zambia Air Force.

Dr. Lombe is a dedicated Eye Surgeon currently serving the nation at the Zambia Air force Hospital.

The Zambia Ophthalmological Society (ZOS) is incredibly proud of his achievement and wishes him continued success in his distinguished career.

Help us in celebrating this great milestone!

Fireworks are beautiful- your eyes are irreplaceable. Protect your eyes

Today is world sight day and we celebrate this day with the many eye health personnel in Zambia that her tirelessly working to ensure that no one loses sight from Avoidable causes.

Meet Sr Monde, a dedicated Nurse championing community eye health in Zambia. Monde believes that public health interventions have potential in alleviating the many sight threatening conditions in zambia and thus she has been instrumental in promoting activities that enables communities to be empowered with the necessary tools they need to prevent sight loss.

Insert: Monde conducting a community programme in southern Zambia.

Today marks another important milestone in the advancement of eye health in Zambia as we welcome Dr Chimozi Tembo who is now a fellow of pediatrics, strabismus and NeuroOphthalmology.

Dr Tembo is a prolific eye health expert with a medical career spanning over a decade. He has served Zambia diligently both in rural and urban settings.

Growing up in the mining town of Luanshya, Dr Tembo had only one dream of one day contributing to the welfare of humanity. Having completed his medical training from the University of Zambia and subsequently his internship, he went further and did his rural posting in Katete at St Francis Mission Hospital were he served in various portfolios.

Seeing the devastating effects that losing sight posed on society he embarked on a quest to pursue a rare skill aimed at restoring sight, a journey he has so passionately followed performing countless sight saving procedures.

His passion for the welfare of children led him to pursue a long term fellowship in Peadiatrics , strabismus and NeuroOphthalmology at the prestigious LV prassad Eye Institute in India. He becomes one of the few Zambians with this qualification.

We would like to congratulate Dr Tembo and wish him the very best even as he continues serving mother Zambia.