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Africa » Angola
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Angola
has a population of 12 million people. The prevalence of blindness in
Angola is estimated at 1% of the population, of which 50% is due to
cataract. Some sources suggest that the population could be as high as
6 million.
Precise statistics are not yet available in Angola, because it still
finds itself in the slow process of rebuilding after the long civil
war. Considering the prevalence figures, therefore 40,000 blind people
in and around Luanda of whom 20,000 are due to cataract.
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The cataract surgery rate in Angola is one of the lowest in Africa,
estimated at less than 100 per million of the population per year. In
Luanda it is less than 50 per million of the population per year. |
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Right to Sight currently has one project in Angola
New Eye Clinic, Luanda
Current Status
- RTS has again partnered with Shalina Laboratories, our partner in the
Shalina eye clinic project in DRC, to build an eye clinic in the Luanda
slums.
- Shalina will cover infrastructure costs, salaries, equipment and
consumables and RTS will fund the training of local and expatriate
staff
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RTS Objectives
- To facilitate the training of critical staff in India though RTS partner LAICO.
- To establish a work plan owned by the clinic staff which would look
to achieve 2,500 cataract operations and 25,00 out-patient visits in
the first year.
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