Moyale hospital collaborated with The Himalayan Cataract Project to deliver screening, examination and surgery to nearly 500 patients with eye complaints from the community. Lead by Dr Dawit, senior Ophthalmologist at Arba Minch Hospital, a multi-disciplinary team of ophthalmic and OR nurses conducted the eye campaign at Moyale Hospital. Held from Monday July 31 to Friday August 4, the campaign screened nearly 500 clients and did a total of 100 procedures (88 cataract surgeries and 12 TT surgeries for Trachoma) during the 5 days. Further bi-annual campaigns are planned in the current fiscal year. Established in 1995 by Dr Sanduk Ruit and Dr Geoff Tabin, two visionary eye surgeries in Nepal, the Himalayan Cataract Project aims to eradicate unnecessary blindness in developing countries. Together with its partners, the HCP has screened and examined over 5.2 million patients from 16 countries and provided 445,000 surgeries.
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