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ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECT STARTS BLINDNESS PREVENTION CAMPAIGN
YEREVAN, JUNE 8, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian EyeCare Project plans to
distribute around 600,000 booklets across the country in an attempt to raise
the people’s awareness about the causes of blindness, early diagnosis and
prevention. The distribution is part of a wider primary health maintenance
program.
Out of 12 names of brochures eight were published with the financial
support of the USAID, the rest with the assistance of Jinishian Foundation.
Three of the brochures are intended for parents to help them identify at
early stages eyesight disorders.
Since 1992, the Armenian EyeCare Project has been “Bringing Sight to
Armenian Eyes” through a comprehensive ophthalmology program. Dedicated to
the elimination of preventable blindness and making 21 st century eye care
accessible to every Armenian child and adult, the EyeCare Project’s
Initiative is an integrated program of assistance focused on strengthening
the Armenian eye care delivery system and reducing preventable blindness in
Armenia. The five comprehensive program components include direct patient
care; medical training and education; public education; research; and
capacity building.