Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye Programme
Malawi has four main eye care centres for its population of 14.8 million. The eye unit based at Nkhoma Eye Hospital opened in 1955, and CBM has been supporting it since 1977. The hospital is the home of the Nkhoma Eye Programme (NEP), which was started as a VISION 2020 district programme in 2000.
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doaj-5b2e455bdbab49b88ea85d1c2e9a92702020-11-24T21:42:55ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882014-04-01278506Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye ProgrammeWilliam H Dean 0Justin C Sherwin 1Ephraim Kambewa2Nick H Metcalfe 3CBM Ophthalmologist: Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Nkhoma, Malawi. Email: whd1_uk@hotmail.comOphthalmology Registrar: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaOphthalmic Clinical Officer Cataract Surgeon: Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Nkhoma, Malawi.CBM Ophthalmologist: Nkhoma Eye Hospital, Nkhoma, Malawi.Malawi has four main eye care centres for its population of 14.8 million. The eye unit based at Nkhoma Eye Hospital opened in 1955, and CBM has been supporting it since 1977. The hospital is the home of the Nkhoma Eye Programme (NEP), which was started as a VISION 2020 district programme in 2000. http://www.cehjournal.org/article/addressing-cataract-in-rural-malawi-the-nkhoma-eye-programme/Planning and management |
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Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye Programme |
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Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye Programme |
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Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye Programme |
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Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye Programme |
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Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye Programme |
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addressing cataract in rural malawi: the nkhoma eye programme |
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London |
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Community Eye Health Journal |
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0953-6833 1993-7288 |
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2014-04-01 |
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Malawi has four main eye care centres for its population of 14.8 million. The eye unit based at Nkhoma Eye Hospital opened in 1955, and CBM has been supporting it since 1977. The hospital is the home of the Nkhoma Eye Programme (NEP), which was started as a VISION 2020 district programme in 2000. |
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