Zambia

President: Dr. David Kasongole

Vice-President: Dr Mutale Nyaywa

Secretary General: Dr Willard Mumbi

Publicity Secretary: Dr John Yotam Mvula

Immediate Past President: Dr Misa Funjika

Contact: admin@wspos.org

Zambia Ophthalmological Society

The Zambia Ophthalmological Society was formed in 2009. The Objectives of ZOS include:
 Promote and support research
 Promote co-operation with other ophthalmologic Societies
 To arrange and hold periodic meetings for professional and educational development
 Lobbying and advocacy
The society currently has 23 members, ophthalmologists and in addition, there are associate members that
include residents, ophthalmic nurses, ophthalmic clinical officers and optometrists.

Currently paediatric eye services are being offered in Kitwe, Copperbelt Province which also carter for the vast Northern region of the country and soon preparing to start paediatric services at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. The Society is actively looking into among others the reduction of childhood blindness through introduction of comprehensive child eye health services that encompass child eye health promotion, retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment, and comprehensive retinoblastoma management.