Vision 2000

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Project Name: Vision 2000
Project Description: PBL Programme
for Blind / Visually Disabled
People
Location: Mexico, Manzanillo
Campaign:Vision 2020
Project Information: The PBL programme Vision 2000 is located in Manzanillo, the main port on the Pacific coast of Mexico with an approx. population of 150,000. A small eye clinic offers low cost consultancy, refraction and surgery for persons with scarce resources in the rural and urban communities in the state of Colima (600,000 population). It is planned to seek cooperation with the Ministry of Health so as to extend the coverage of the programme.

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by Country: Mexico
by Campaign: Vision 2020
by Field of Work: Projects for People with Visual Impairment
by Clinical Condition: Cataract Glaucoma
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