Blindness Prevention in Western Guatemala
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| Project Name: |
Blindness Prevention in Western Guatemala |
| Project Description: |
PBL Programme
for Blind / Visually Disabled
People
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| Location: |
Guatemala,
Ciudad de Guatemala
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| Campaign: | Vision 2020 |
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| Project Information: |
After the completion of a study on the prevalence of blindness (RACSS) in 2004, the Comité Prociegos y Sordos de Guatemala decided to start a prevention of blindness programme in the Western departments of Suchitepequez, Retalhuleu, Chimaltenango, Sacatepequez and Sololá (the endemic area of Trachoma). Here a total population of 1.3 million will be served many of whom live in difficult socio-economic circumstances. As the ophthalmological services in the catchment are deficient, it is the main objective of the programme to use the infrastructure of the Comité so as to establish permanent cataract services including detection, referrals and surgeries in coordination with regional eye hospitals and community participation. |
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