Marist Rehabilitation Centre Hopeville - Uturu
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| Project Name: |
Marist Rehabilitation Centre Hopeville - Uturu |
| Project Description: |
Rehabilitation Centre
for Blind / Visually Disabled
People
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| Location: |
Nigeria,
Uturu
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| Campaign: | Vision 2020 |
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| Project Information: |
The Marist Rehabilitation Centre Hopeville, which has a mobile eye and optical service, is owned by the Marist Brothers of the Schools, a Catholic order in Nigeria. The project is located in rural Okigwe, Imo State in the southeast of the country. In addition to producing aphakic and other spectacles for projects throughout Nigeria, it is also a centre for medical eye care and outreach. Eye surgery is provided by the CBM supported ophthalmologist from Mkar as well as the State ophthalmogist from Delta State. |
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