Japan helps Ninh Thuan with ophthalmic equipment
The Japanese government has provided the Ninh Thuan Eye Centre with
Phaco eye surgery equipment as part of its non-refundable aid project
signed on September 5 last year.
The Japanese government has provided the Ninh Thuan Eye Centre with
Phaco eye surgery equipment as part of its non-refundable aid project
signed on September 5 last year.
Japanese Counsel General in Ho Chi Minh City Hida Harunitsu and Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA) Hattori Tadashi handed over the equipment to representatives of the centre in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city on October 11.
The project aims to help the province control preventable diseases leading to blindness, reduce the rate of the blind, and improve the health of local people, especially low income earners.
The same day, the centre conducted surgeries for 30 patients with cataract problems.
Since 2010, it has worked with APBA to offer free Phaco eye surgery for poor local patients with an average of 100 cases per year.-VNA
Japanese Counsel General in Ho Chi Minh City Hida Harunitsu and Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA) Hattori Tadashi handed over the equipment to representatives of the centre in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city on October 11.
The project aims to help the province control preventable diseases leading to blindness, reduce the rate of the blind, and improve the health of local people, especially low income earners.
The same day, the centre conducted surgeries for 30 patients with cataract problems.
Since 2010, it has worked with APBA to offer free Phaco eye surgery for poor local patients with an average of 100 cases per year.-VNA
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