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CHRISTOFFEL BLINDENMISSION --CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (CBM) WEST AFRICA |
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In Sierra Leone, CBM helps support 2 Medical projects and 1 Education and Rehabilitation project: Lunsar Baptist Eye Hospital / P 390 Kissy UMC Eye Clinic, Freetown / P 1105 CBR Service, Makomp / P 537 |
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SIERRA LEONE |
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Prevention of Blindness Committee: No Prevalence of Blindness: 1% - 56,000 people Onchocerciasis-Mectizan Program: Yes, but intermittent due to the civil war going on in the country. Principle Causes of Blindness: Ø Cataract 29-39 % Ø Glaucoma 08 % Ø Corneal Scars 5-23 % Ø Onchocerciasis 30 % CSR in 1999 at surgical centres: No Information * WHO CSR Objective: 1,000 per million Local Production of Eye Drops: Yes. 3 sites: Bo, Lunsar and Kissy Hospitals Low Vision Programme: No |
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Religion: 60% Muslim, 10% Christian, 30% Traditional/Animists/Other |
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AIDS 1999: estimated HIV-- 68,000 Deaths -- 8,200 |
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Price of Consultation: Public: No Gov. Consultations Private: Connaught & Bo Hospitals: € .89 US$ 1.10 Kissy: € 1.52 US$ 2.00 Lunsar: € 2.13 US$ 2.60 Price of Cataract Operation: Public: No Government Operations Private: |
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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: 5.08 million Capital: Freetown: est. pop. = 1 million Other Principle Cities: > Bo est. pop. = 60,000 > Makeni est. pop. = 50,000 |