About the Journal
The Kenya Eye Health Journal (KEHJ) is an open access journal published by the OSK, with the aim of advancing research by all eye care practitioners and teams in Kenya. The inaugural edition of KEHJ was preceded by a baseline situation analysis to assess the need and feasibility of starting a scientific journal with OSK as the publisher. The analysis included consultations with OSK leadership, researchers, leaders in academia, experts in editorial and review processes and OSK members. Oral consultations were supplemented with sensitization via email and WhatsApp communications to eye health actors in Kenya. The main finding of the situation analysis was that there is both the need and the resources to publish the journal.
Current Issue
Publication of the Kenya Eye Health Journal (KEHJ) resonates well with the theme of the 2025 Ophthalmological Society of Kenya (OSK) congress which reads: “Bridging the gap: Innovation, Access, and Equity in eye health”. Moreover, the first sub-theme is “interprofessional collaboration” (IPC) and the tagline of the Congress is “Local is good, can be better”.