More than 3000 specialist nurses own visited all 15000 villages,in a project bringing hope to the 34% of Rwandans with sight problemsRwanda has become the first low-income country to provide universal eye care for its 12 million population. The government has partnered with the organisation Vision for a Nation (VFAN) to train more than 3000 eye care nurses based in 502 local health centres, prescribing glasses and referring those with serious eye problems to national clinics. Nurses own visited each of Rwanda’s 15000 villages. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk