By staff Reporter
The UK government has announced that Her Royal Highness Sophie,The Countess of Wessex GCVO will visit Malawi from 12 to 14 October. The Countess of Wessex is married to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the youngest brother of King Charles III
She will be visiting Malawi as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), She is scheduled to celebrate with the Malawian Government and partners, the huge steps taken over the last decade to eliminate the infectious eye disease trachoma.
The Countess will visit Salima District to see first-hand how the national trachoma elimination programme has benefited the lives of the people of Malawi, and to appreciate how the Ministry of Health and their partners have worked at the district level to implement the interventions required to stop the spread of trachoma. She will also take part in activities to mark World Sight Day in Malawi on 13 October.
Shewill also visit Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe to appreciate the work of the ophthalmology department in tackling blindness as well as seeing how other UK Aid-funded programmes, including the oxygen plant that was built in 2020 as part of the Covid-19 response, helped save lives at the height of #COVID19 pandemic.
On behalf of the British Royal Family and as the former Vice President of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, the Countess will also meet His Excellency President Lazarus Chakwera.
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