Duerksen, Dr Rainald
Eye doctor, Medical Advisor
| Location: |
Asuncion, Paraguay |
| Project: |
Blindness prevention programme, eye health programme. |
Eye specialist Dr Rainald Duerksen, who lives in Paraguay, has been working for CBM since 2000. He is Medical Director of a foundation that is presently setting up a nationwide blindness prevention programme. Dr Duerksen is committed to ensuring that poorer population groups also receive access to medical eye care.
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