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CHRISTOFFEL BLINDENMISSION --CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (CBM) WEST AFRICA |
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BURKINA FASO |
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Religion: 60% Animist, 28% Moslem, 10% Christian |
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AIDS 1999: estimated HIV-- +/- 350,000, Deaths-- 43,000 |
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Price of Consultation: Public: EURO : 1.52. US$ 1.82 Private: EURO: 9.13. US$ 11.00. Price of Cataract Operation: Public: EURO: 26.64. US$ 32 Private: EURO: 122-183 US$ 145-220. |
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Prevention of Blindness Committee: Yes, 1984 Prevalence of Blindness: Estimated at 1.99% Onchocerciasis-Mectizan Program: Yes Principle Causes of Blindness: > Cataract 65% > Trachoma 25% > Glaucoma 5.5% > Xerophalmia 2.5% > Other/Trauma 2.0% CSR in 1999 at surgical centres: 343 million * WHO CSR Objective: 1,000 per million * 2000 Objective: 500 per million |
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: Total Estimated Population: 10.2 million Capital: Ouagadougou: est. pop. = 1 million Other Principle Cities: > Bobo Dioulasso est pop. = 231,000 > Ouahigouya est. pop. = 50,000 |
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In Burkina Faso, CBM helps support 4 Medical Projects and 10 Education and Rehabilitation Projects. 1. P 86 RBCHAO / CBR, Ouargaye 2. P 369 Dispensaire Mahadaga 3. P 370 CSPS Dispensaire Piela, Fada N'Gourma 4. P 371 Centre d'Ophtalmologue, Nouna 5. P 538 RBCAH / CBR, Zabré 6. P 760 RBCAH / CBR, Garango 7. P 761 Inst. Des Jeunes Sourds du Faso / Ouaga 8. P 876 Ecole des Jeunes Aveugles, Ouagadougou 9. P 877 Centre des Handicapes de Toma 10. P 1277 Inst. Des Jeunes Sourds du Faso, Bobo-Dioulasso 11. P 1398 Projet de Readaption/Diebougou 12. P 1399 Nat. Prevention of Blindness, Ouagadougou |