It’s our team’s passion for working in the field and caring for patients that allowed us to impact more lives in 2021. “I have seen people who never expected to see again, because eye care services were far out of reach, not affordable and not accessible. They waited for their death,” explains Bitul Hazarika, a… Continue reading Meet our people: Bitul Hazarika
Author: Colin Zak
Meet our people: Samson Keitany
Samson Keitany is Head of the Eye Department at Huruma Eye Unit, our partner in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. “2021 was a blessed year for us. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our work in serving the community continued from the support we received from Operation Eyesight,” Samson says. “We started the year with school screening that… Continue reading Meet our people: Samson Keitany
Making trachoma a thing of the past
Did you know trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness in Kenya and many parts of Africa? This painful bacterial infection causes irreversible blindness if left untreated. Worse yet, women and children are more likely to contract this condition. We are supporting the distribution of antibiotics in Kenya’s Narok County to treat and reduce… Continue reading Making trachoma a thing of the past
Eye health care, just in time
Today, nine-year-old Aaliya from the village of Vallabhnagar in Rajasthan can go to school and play with her friends – but it wasn’t always this way. Failing vision from the age of three meant the gradual loss of sight in her right eye. Aaliya’s family took her to several hospitals seeking treatment, but these efforts… Continue reading Eye health care, just in time