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CHRISTOFFEL BLINDENMISSION --CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (CBM) WEST AFRICA |
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In Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast, CBM helps support 1 Medical Project and 1 Rehabilitation and Education Project: Dabou Hospital, Dabou / P 1977 RACH CBR Programme, Gagnoa / P 1539 |
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Dr. Ketema Amde Michael and family from Ethiopia and Luxemburg respectively serving at Dabou Hospital outside Abidjan. |
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IVORY COAST |
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Prevention of Blindness Committee: No Prevalence of Blindness: Estimated at 1.99% Onchocerciasis-Mectizan Program: Yes Principle Causes of Blindness: Ø Cataract % no information Ø Trachoma % no information Ø Glaucoma % no information Ø Xerophthalmia % no information Ø Other/Trauma % no information CSR in 1999 at surgical centres: No Information * WHO CSR Objective: 1,000 per million * 2000 Objective: No information Local Production of Eye Drops: 1--Dabou Hospital Low Vision Programme: No |
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Religion: 23% Traditional/Animist, 23% Moslem, 12% Christian, |
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AIDS 1999: estimated HIV-- 760,000 Deaths--72,000 |
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Price of Consultation: Public: EURO : 1.5-7.6 US$ 1.80--9.15 Private: EURO: 21-27 US$ 25-32 Price of Cataract Operation: Public: EURO: 114 US$ 137 Private: EURO: 467-1065 US$ 560-1,278 |
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: Total Estimated Population: 14.8 million Capital: Yamoussoukro: est. pop. = 80,000 Other Principle Cities: > Abidjan est. pop. = 2.5 million > Daola est. pop. = 200,000 |
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Mr. Jens Rath from Germany serving in Gagnoa with the Community Based Rehabilitation Project. |