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- Burkina Faso
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- Protected in Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
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- Restoring Sight in Bangladesh
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- Africa without river blindness
- Hakim's Story
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- Abdoulie's Story
- Talking to Angeline Akai
- Mama's Independance
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Our partner Soci©t© Ha©tienne D©Aide aux Aveugles' (SHAA) office will have to be rebuilt following the damage caused by the earthquake. © Philip Hand / Sightsavers
Haiti
Haiti remains the poorest and least developed nation in the world outside of Africa. The country has virtually no basic eye care services and the majority of cataract surgeries are carried out in the private sector.
Sightsavers in Haiti
Sightsavers is currently supporting the National Prevention of Blindness Committee in Haiti, who develop and coordinate eye care services throughout the country. In 2008 we worked with the Committee and Ministry of Health to introduce diagnostic and cataract services at the Eliziar Germain Hospital in Port au Prince.
We also support community based rehabilitation workers for those who are irreversibly blind in the north of the country, and hope to extend coverage of these services in the coming years.
