Eye care service assessment: Malawi

The Eye Care Service Assessment Tool (ECSAT) was used to assess the Malawi eye health services and their integration into the broader health system. A significant challenge in its completion was the paucity of published and unpublished data sources on the various aspects of eye health. Despite this challenge, the report provides some useful insights into the Malawi eye health system, its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and gaps. It also highlights the need for more comprehensive collection of primary data relevant to eye health.