Absence of Human Organ, Tissue Law: 26,000 Ghanaians risk going blind… due to unavailability of ...
Over 26,000 Ghanaians in need of cornea transplant risk losing their vision due to the absence of a law to back the harvesting of tissues...
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Over 26,000 Ghanaians in need of cornea transplant risk losing their vision due to the absence of a law to back the harvesting of tissues...
The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) and the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP), an NGO committed to eliminating avoidable blindness, have cut the sod for the construction of an ultramodern eye surgical and training centre to help fight the incidents of preventable blindness in the country. The Surgical Eye Centre of…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is strengthening eye care services at the community level as part of strategies to fight eye cancer in children. Dr James Addy, Head of Eye Unit of the GHS, said it was important to empower community health nurses and midwives at the community level to…
Nearly 230,000 People In Country Blind - GHS
Dr James Addy, Head of Eye Care Unit, Ghana Health Service (GHS), has encouraged the populace to seek regular comprehensive eye examination at least once every two years. He said prioritising eye care would help in identifying potential eye diseases on time for effective treatment to prevent complications, and partial…