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Patients with sight challenges to receive free eyeglasses
According to the ministry of health, over 1.2 million people are visually impaired through short-sightedness whereas 250,000 are totally blind.
Dr Ssekitoleko (left), Rubaga Hospital ED receives reading glasses from Dr Matete (centre), Country director, Brac Uganda as Dr Erima (right), eye care specialist looks on (Photos by Juliet Kasirye)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
A total of 9000 reading eyeglasses have been donated to Rubaga Hospital to enable patients with reading challenges to improve their sight.
Doctor Denis Erima, an ophthalmologist