Programa Visión
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| Project Name: | Programa Visión |
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| Project Description: |
PBL Programme for Blind / Visually Disabled People Mobile Eye Services Eye Hospital TC for Opthalmologists / Cataract Surg. Prevention of Deafness Programme People |
| Location: | Paraguay, Asunción |
| Campaign: | Vision 2020 |
| Project Information: | Fundación Visión runs a national prevention of blindness programme in Asunción, Paraguay, which includes residency training of ophthalmologists, with an emphasis on community eye health. In 2005, a total of 1832 cataract surgeries were carried out. The construction of a large base eye hospital was started at the end of 2005 and is planned to be completed end of 2006. Other satellite clinics around the country will be gradually installed - such as the one in Coronel Oviedo, central Paraguay, which was built with CBM support. Medical director is CBM co-worker and regional medical adviser who is also chairman of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) for Latin America. In 2005, a prevention of deafness program was attached to the project and a mental health program will start in 2006 in the department of Boquerón, Central Chaco. |
Related Projects in Paraguay
| by Country: | Paraguay |
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| by Campaign: | Vision 2020 |
| by Field of Work: |
Projects for People with Visual Impairment Projects for People with Hearing Impairment Training of Staff, Specialists or Volunteers |
| by Clinical Condition: | Cataract Glaucoma Otitis Media Other Causes of Hearing Impairment |
