Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Price of Sight in Rwanda only 30 Euro

View this TV3 video . In it journalist Sinead recaps the moving story of one man getting his sight back with a simple operation in Rwanda in March 2008.
A cataract operation in Rwanda costs just 30 Euro. This is sufficient to restore sight. The video tells the story of Fidel a 90 year old who is living in a mountainous area and has been blind for 20 years. The cataract operation took just 20 minutes and was successful. This has helped to economically empower the family.

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