National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Question: Discuss about the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation. Answer: Introduction: This unit is specially designed to aid the learners in identifying the several programs carried out by the Fred hallows foundations for preventing avoidable blindness in the developing countries. Learners of this unit will be benefitted as all the topics are briefly explained in this unit. History and background: Fred hollows foundation was founded by one of an eye surgeon of Australia named Fred Hollows on 3 September, 1992. This non-profit organization was formed with the aim of preventing avoidable blindness of people residing in developing countries of Australia, Asia, and Pacific. It carries out its operations in more than twenty nine developing countries (Wong, 2006). Basically the operating activities of this foundation are carried out by the local people and its profits are utilized for training diverse doctors and nurses. Apart from it, its profits are also utilized for providing latest technologies at affordable prices, with the aim of reducing the overall cost of eye health care in developing countries. Vision and objectives: The main objective of Fred hollows foundation is to put an end to an avoidable blindness and other eye disorders in indigenous Australia and other developing countries. One of the quotes written by Fred hollows Every eye is an eye describes the vision of this foundation. It actually means everybody whether they are rich or poor have a right to avail the better eye care facilities and so they should be treated equally. This foundation also aims at cutting down the cost of surgeries by making use of latest technologies and by providing proper training to doctors and nurses. Above all, it also aims at empowering poor communities in developing countries of Asia, Australia and pacific by providing medications and eye care education at affordable prices. Programs of Fred Hollows foundation: Fred hollows foundations have carried out diverse programs in about 29 countries of Asia, Africa and Australia. Programs in indigenous Australia: Foundation carries out diverse programs in Australia with the aim of providing high quality eye care services to indigenous Australia and Torres Strait islander communities (Moran, 2012). It is also continuously making efforts to remove the inequalities prevailing in health care services in Australia. It has also co-ordinated with its diverse partners and has taken diverse steps to provide treatment for cataract, diabetic retinopathy and trachoma at cheaper cost in Australia. Programs in Africa: Foundation do carries out diverse training programs in Africa with the aim of up surging the quality of eye care services. It has also taken efforts to improve the eye care services in Africa by making use of latest technologies. Programs in Asia: Fred hollows foundations have built intraocular lens factory in Asia, with the aim of reducing the overall cost of cataract surgeries. It has also carried out several programs, training, to up surge the quality of eye care services at village and district level (Tomyn et al. 2015) Memberships and donations at Fred Hollow Foundation: As it is said Together we can make a difference, Any organization can become a corporate partner for Fred hollow foundation by contributing services or by donating financial resources to the foundation. Some of the corporate partners of the foundation are HSBC, Agility Logistics, Black woods, Pwc and Spec savers. All the above partners are contributing in diverse ways to fulfill the objectives and the goals of the foundations. Apart from it, Individual donors can also contribute in the foundation activities by transferring amount in the bank account of foundation or by sending money order at the postal address of the foundation (Luu, 2009). Location and Contact details: Fred hollows foundation has its offices at diverse locations. Let us check out the contact details and addresses of Fred hollows foundation offices. Katherine Office: Katherine Training centre (Deet), 19, Second street Katherine NT, 0850 Australia. Phone no: +61889712193 Darwin office: Level 2, CASCOM MET, Building.NO. 13, Scaturchio St, Casuarina NT, 0810 Australia. Phone no: +61889201400 Brisbane Office: Suite 2A, 1st Floor, 85 Merthyr Road, New Farm QLD, 4005 Australia. Phone no: +617335877 United Kingdom Office: 12-15 Crawford Mews, York street, London, W1H 1LX, United Kingdom. Phone number: +4402072982340 Alice Springs Office: 4, Reg Harris Lane, 54 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT, 0871 Australia. Phone number: +6188536448 Critical comments and personal reflection: Fred hollows foundation has contributed to humanity by empowering poor communities of developing countries through education and high quality eye care services. By interviewing one of the patients of hollow foundation named Rose, we were able to identify how foundation is changing the lives of people. Rose was suffering from cataract and so she was leading a life like a blind person. One day she visited Baragori hospital in south Kenya for treating her eyes. There she was operated by Dr. James Mania, who was trained by the Fred foundation. After surgery, Rose was able to see the world through its eyes (Hollows.org,,2016) This shows how a twenty minutes surgery changed the life of rose. There are millions of people in the world, who are able to avail high quality eye care services at affordable prices through Fred Hollows Foundations. Issues and challenges faced: As it is said No pain no gain in the same Fred hollows and DR. Ruit have to face several challenges in availing cataract lenses at affordable prices in Nepal. Both Dr. Fred hollows and Dr. Ruit have tried to convince the manufacturer companies of IOL lenses to cut down their prices but they have failed to do that. At last they took a decision to set the IOL factory in Kathmandu, with the aim of cutting off the cost of cataract surgery in Nepal and they were successful to manufacture the lenses at $5 in Nepal. Fred hollows have also need to face challenges in building up an eye lens factory in Eritrea (Africa). But as it is said Where there is a will, there is way and so after carrying out several promotional activities Fred hollows team was able to generate financial resources through donations and training programs for building lens factory in Africa (Hollows.org, 2016).Apart from it, though Fred hollows was suffering from cancer but he has contributed his services to the foundation till the last breath. Conclusion: Thus we can say that Fred Hollows foundation have not only provided visions to millions of people but have helped in eradicating inequalities in the health care services. Whether he is king or a poor, everybody is given the same treatment in this foundation. References Tomyn, A. J., Cummins R. A. Norrish, J. M. (2015). The subjective wellbeing of at-riskIndigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adolescents. Journal of Happiness Studies. 16(4),813-837 National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) (2014). 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