Eye Project "Boa Vista" SOLE
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| Project Name: |
Eye Project "Boa Vista" SOLE |
| Project Description: |
Eye Care Programme
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| Location: |
Angola,
Benguela
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| Campaign: | Vision 2020 |
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| Project Information: |
Boa Vista is situated in Benguela in southern Angola. It is run by Solidariedade Evangelica (SOLE), the Angolan division of Schweizer Alliance Mission. Together with the eye clinic at Chambangala in Lubongo, also supported through Boa Vista, this project provides the only eye care for the 8 southern provinces of Angola, with a total population of about 6 million. The estimated prevalence of blindness is 1% of which 50% is due to cataract. Glaucoma and corneal scar are the other leading causes of blindness. Boa Vista comprises an outpatient clinic, a 14 bed ward, an operating room, and support facilities. The ophthalmologists working at each of Boa Vista and Chambangala run eye clinics and do eye surgery both at their bases and on outreach. |
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