Development of adapted equipment
The development of specific, economical and efficient equipment, in partnership with numerous medical equipment laboratories.
Our actions and objectives
Specific and sustainable objectives
Training of local physicians
he training of local doctors in order to ensure sustainability.
Setting up treatment centres
The creation of vitreoretinal surgery departments within existing and functional hospital structures.
Transmission of surgical techniques
The transmission of simple, effective and reproducible surgical techniques with a contained cost, allowing treatment under modern conditions.
Establishing a long-term presence in Africa
The African continent has the highest proportion of blind people in the world with a prevalence greater than 0.9% of blindness and a prevalence greater than 18% of low vision.
Medical demographic data confirm the absence of vitreoretinal surgeons in most sub-Saharan countries.
The objective of Horizons d’Afrique is to establish itself in a sustainable manner, mainly in Africa. It already has a very strong link with Rwanda, South Africa, Madagascar, Mayotte, the Republic of Congo and Uganda
ParticipatePrevalence of blindness worldwide
Source : Iapb.org
OUR TEAM
An internationally renowned team
Dr. Jean-Paul Amar is a highly experienced eye surgeon. He was secretary then president of the SCRV (Societé des Chirurgiens Rétino-Vitréene). He is the Country Delegate in France of the EVRS (European Vitreo Retinal Society).
He was the referral ophthalmologist for the NGO Rencontres Africaines for many years. With more than 30,000 vitreoretinal surgeries in thirty years, his activity has allowed the clinics where he perform to be ranked among the top twenty retina clinics in France, each year since 1994.
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A long experience in eye surgery
The NGO Horizons d’Afrique was born out of four decades of experience in eye surgery of Dr. Jean-Paul Amar, including in many countries with vulnerable populations.
His successive missions in Africa (Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Rwanda) as well as in the Indian Ocean (Mayotte, Madagascar, Reunion) enabled him to have a global footprint with the establishment of vitreoretinal surgery departments, most often in existing structures. Indeed, vitreoretinal surgery is often completely lacking in low-income countries. Dr. Jean-Paul Amar has developed equipment and operating techniques specific to these settings. Simplified, effective and reproducible, these surgical techniques allow the performance of complex surgeries with excellent economic efficiency on patients with advanced pathologies.
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Become a donor and participate in this human adventure
The donations allocated to Horizons d’Afrique will allow donors to hold a membership card recognizing their generosity. They will also be able to communicate their participation in this extraordinary human adventure.
Finally, these donations are tax deductible: The “Loi Coluche“ (Coluche law) provides that donations to organizations aiming to help the poorest in providing free food or medical care, whether in France or abroad, benefit from a tax reduction corresponding to 75% of the donation made, up to a maximum of 1 000 €.
The donations enable an income tax reduction equal to 66% of the amount paid, up to the limit of 20% of taxable income.
Contact the NGO
06.09.54.00.33
06.14.46.46.48
contact@horizons-afrique.eu