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The Rotary Clubs of Accra Ring Road Central and Icare Clinic, India in partnership with Sight for Africa is organizing a free eye care medical outreach for residents of the Greater Accra Region.
The Medicare Project dubbed (Eye Camp) is taking place from 15th May, 2012 – 10th June, 2012.
The project intends to screen about 4,000 people with eye problems and perform about 50 surgeries within the Accra metropolis.
The Chairman of the Eye Camp Project, Rotarian PP Samuel Amponsah mentioned that Rotary’s service is to help mankind and that the vitality of any community depends on the health of the people.
The exercise will involve eye screening, treatment and surgeries (Cataract and Glaucoma) to be performed by a medical team from India and their Ghanaian counterparts at the Sight for Africa Clinic in Darkuman, Accra.
Residents of the Accra Metropolis including children are encouraged to visit the Sight for Africa Clinic from May 15, 2012 to June 9th, from 9:00am -5:00pm each day for screening. Where necessary surgeries will be performed between 31st May to 9th June 2012.
Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization with more than 1.2 million members who volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto, Service above Self. Its members are also dedicated to providing community service to the underprivileged in the society.
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