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CHRISTOFFEL BLINDENMISSION --CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (CBM) WEST AFRICA |
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In Senegal, CBM helps support 1 Rehabilitation and Education Project and 1 possible new Medical project: Project at Thies School for the Deaf, Dakar / P 498 |
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SENEGAL |
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Prevention of Blindness Committee: Yes, 1993 Prevalence of Blindness: Estimated at 1.4% Onchocerciasis-Mectizan Program: Yes Principle Causes of Blindness: Ø Cataract 31% Ø Trachoma 26 % Ø Glaucoma 14% Ø Corneal Opacities 24% Ø Other/Onchocerciasis 5% CSR in 1999 at surgical centres: 470 million * WHO CSR Objective: 1,000 per million * 2000 Objective: 750 per million Local Production of Eye Drops: No Information Low Vision Programme: No |
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Religion: 80% Muslim, Small number of Christians |
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AIDS 1999: estimated HIV-- 79,000 Deaths--7,800 |
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Price of Consultation: Public: EURO : .76-1.52 US$ 1.00-1.83 Private: EURO: 15.2 avg US$ 19 Price of Cataract Operation: Public: EURO: 6.8-22.8 US$ 8.16-28 Private: EURO: 228 avg US$ 275 |
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Click on individual photo to find out more about our CBM Coworkers in West Africa. |
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: Total Estimated Population: 8.6 million Capital: Dakar: est. pop. = 2.5 million Other Principle Cities: > Theis est. pop. = 200,000 > St-Louis est. pop. = 126,000 |