Australia ’s Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) has provided an additional 117,000 USD for Hue eye hospital in central Thua Thien-Hue province to improve community eye care service.
Director of Hue eye hospital Pham Minh Tuong said on February 27 that FHF has funded Thua Thien-Hue province’s community eye care since 2006 with a sum now totaling over 1 million USD.
In 2013-2015, the foundation will help the hospital with the training of eye doctors and nurses and upgrade of equipment in service of eye check-up and treatment in the districts of Nam Dong, Phong Dien and Phu Loc.
During the 2010-2012 period, FHF supported the building of Hue eye hospital in Hue city through the Australian Government’s Initiative to prevent and treat avoidable blindness.
The five-storey hospital has 70-100 beds for inpatients and can serve between 100-200 outpatients a day.
FHF also implemented the 547,000 USD project to improve eye care capacity in Phu Vang, Phong Dien and A Luoi districts, helping examine 35,000 children with refraction and treat 1,500 people with cataract.-VNA
Director of Hue eye hospital Pham Minh Tuong said on February 27 that FHF has funded Thua Thien-Hue province’s community eye care since 2006 with a sum now totaling over 1 million USD.
In 2013-2015, the foundation will help the hospital with the training of eye doctors and nurses and upgrade of equipment in service of eye check-up and treatment in the districts of Nam Dong, Phong Dien and Phu Loc.
During the 2010-2012 period, FHF supported the building of Hue eye hospital in Hue city through the Australian Government’s Initiative to prevent and treat avoidable blindness.
The five-storey hospital has 70-100 beds for inpatients and can serve between 100-200 outpatients a day.
FHF also implemented the 547,000 USD project to improve eye care capacity in Phu Vang, Phong Dien and A Luoi districts, helping examine 35,000 children with refraction and treat 1,500 people with cataract.-VNA
