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- Rwanda has become the first low-income country to provide universal eye care to its Citizens.
- Rwanda’s government has tied up with Vision For A Nation (VFAN) “to train more than 3,000 eye care nurses”
- 34% of the population in Rwanda could benefit from some form of eye care ranging from very minor symptom care to those requiring life-changing surgery.
- Short sightedness is the most common eye-related ailment in Rwanda.
- The country ranks 159th on the Human Development Index, and only 19.8% of the population have access to electricity.
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