Disease Prevention
CATARACT SURGERY A 4-Minute Surgery that Can Give Sight to the Blind.
It is estimated that there is up to 82,000 children with non-traumatic cataract in East Africa, with approximately 19,000 new cases each year.
VISION 2020 – CATARACT EYE SURGERIES MISSION
United Hands Relief will send a medical mission to Ethiopia and Kenya to perform Cataract Eye Surgeries on patients in need.
MISSION OBJECTIVES
To restore eyesight to 250 people in Ethiopia and Kenya. Doctors will perform the procedures on one or both eyes of the patients, depending on their need. The next day, patients’ vision will be examined, and they will be provided with glasses and given the medical care they need and lack.
Cataract Surgery
OUR GOAL
The project’s goal is to wipe out preventable blindness in East African countries, where vulnerable communities are already struggling with drought, famine, poverty, violence and conflict.
Our goal is to reach 1,000 patients by the end of 2021.
YOU CAN HELP RESTORE THE GIFT OF SIGHT
Treating a preventable blindness disease like cataract is one of the greatest gifts and most effective ways to lift communities out of poverty. For as little as $150 per eye, you can help restore the gift of sight for someone in need.
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Engages in humanitarian projects both locally and internationally to assist those in dire need of assistance. It is our goal to empower individuals and families within their communities.
