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The Need...
More than 90% of the world's visually impaired live in developing countries like. The principle causes of vision problems and blindness in Southern Sudan - Trachoma, onchocerciasis (River Blindness), and childhood malnutrition be prevented and/or treated.
According to the World Health Organization
- There is only 1 eye care specialist for every 500,000 people in Southern Sudan.
- In rural , 6.4% of the population is blind (1% is blind in the rest of Africa)
- In rural areas, 35% of blindness is due to River Blindness.
- Almost 20% of the world's blind people live in sub-Saharan Africa
- An estimated 2.2 million Africans are blind due to trachoma.
300,000 blind children in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, globally, up to 75% of all blindness is avoidable. However, in most people do not have access to health care or education about the importance of annual eye examinations to maintain sight. Poverty, inadequate healthcare and the lack of a supply of available eyeglasses renders adequate vision unattainable to most of the population. Health is the centerpiece of development and the alleviation of poverty for returning refugees - therefore, efforts to eliminate avoidable blindness among these poorest of the poor is a moral imperative.
Our Response
Our Need for spring of '07 - Total Project Cost - $5000
- A Primary Eye Care Start Up Kit - $580.00
- A Trial Lens Set - $470.00
- Instant Eyeglass Kit - $950.00
- Expenses for Medical Mission Team - $3000.00
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