Blind Patients See, More Than Four Hundred Benefited Eye Service

In addition to hosting medical clinics and village projects the Savusavu Community Foundation (SCF) sponsors free eye screening and surgery outreach clinics.

Sunday 09 April 2023 | 16:39

Recipients lined up for check up after surgery at Savusavu Hospital on March 9, 2023.

Recipients lined up for check up after surgery at Savusavu Hospital on March 9, 2023.

In addition to hosting medical clinics and village projects the Savusavu Community Foundation (SCF) sponsors free eye screening and surgery outreach clinics.

SCF once again partnered with Pacific Eye Institute/Fred Hollows Foundation (PEI) for the Savusavu area last month.

As a first step, PEI’s country manager, Kirti Prasad traveled to Vanua Levu to scope the need and areas for the eye outreach programme and develop the action plan with SCF chairperson Ken Barasch.

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Story By:  Shratika Naidu

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