(VOV) – More than 530 economically disadvantaged residents of Don Duong district’s Tu Tra Commune in Lam Dong Province have received free eye tests as part of the Australian Fred Hollows Foundation’s (FHF) “comprehensive eye care model”.
- Australian foundation helps improve eye care
- Fred Hollows provides eye care to local communities
- Australian NGO funds eye care services
Lam Dong Social Diseases Prevention Centre (SDPC) Deputy Eye Department Head Doctor Pham Thi Hanh said the SDPC has invested more than VND1.1 billion in ophthalmology equipment and facilities.
The centre also trained six eye specialists for assignments in provincial districts.
The SDPC will continue to offer eye tests to Lac Duong, Da Teh, and Don Duong district residents. One hundred poor people are due to receive free cataract surgery this November.
The FHF is an Australian non-governmental eye health organisation with branches in many countries.
The “comprehensive eye care model” has been introduced in 15 Vietnamese provinces and cities.
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Đăng ký: VietNam News