Projects

Sintet Regional Eye Clinic 2014



HI, with the assistance of its sister Foundation, the Fresh Start, organized a regional clinic on October 19th and 20th, 2014, in Sintet village in Foni Jarol District, Western Region, The Gambia, sponsored by Mr Tony Trevisan (TT) from Australia. It attracted 261 patients from the neighbouring villages in Foni, Kiang and the Casamance region of Senegal. The clinic began with health education. Patients were sensitized on how to take proper care of their eyes and the effects of some of the traditional eye medicines in the eye.

CATEGORIES OF PATIENTS SEEN
ADULT CHILDREN  
Male Female Male Female TOTAL
110 122 13 16 261

DIFFERENT EYE CONDITIONS DIAGNOSED