Fundacao Altino Ventura
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| Project Name: | Fundacao Altino Ventura |
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| Project Description: |
Eye Care Programme for Blind / Visually Disabled People Low Vision Services Mobile Eye Services Eye Hospital Rehabilitation Services TC for Opthalmologists / Cataract Surg. |
| Location: | Brazil, Recife (PE) |
| Campaign: | Vision 2020 |
| Project Information: | CBM partner local foundation Fundacao Altino Ventura (FAV) in Recife, Northeast Brazil, runs an eye hospital and outreach programmes in the state of Pernambuco. High volume and quality services for the poor are offered, partly supported by the Ministry of Health. CBM has supported the foundation mainly with equipment in order to carry out screening and laser treatment of retinopathy of premature babies in public neonatal units of Recife. In 2005, CBM started supporting the congenital cataract programme and the centre for diagnosis and rehabilitation of blind children with additional disabilities. |
Related Projects in Brazil
| by Country: | Brazil |
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| by Campaign: | Vision 2020 |
| by Field of Work: |
Projects for People with Visual Impairment Training of Staff, Specialists or Volunteers |
| by Clinical Condition: | Cataract |
