Experiences in rural Kenya: Addressing lack of knowledge

Building an eye centre in an area where you know there is great need for eye services is not enough. We began our work in Kwale district eighteen years ago after a feasibility study estimated that there were ten thousand people who were blind, thirty thousand with low vision, and about the same numb...

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Main Author:	Helen Roberts
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2012-10-01
Series:	Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:	Community Outreach Patient-Centred Care Attitudes to Health Health Promotion Communication Kenya
Online Access:	http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_028a.htm

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spelling	doaj-6cc9f848c38a4fdd9e5baddb3e689ec82020-11-25T01:20:22ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332012-10-01257828Experiences in rural Kenya: Addressing lack of knowledgeHelen RobertsBuilding an eye centre in an area where you know there is great need for eye services is not enough. We began our work in Kwale district eighteen years ago after a feasibility study estimated that there were ten thousand people who were blind, thirty thousand with low vision, and about the same number with significant eye disease in the district. We knew that none of them were accessing eye care, but on our first day we saw only one eye patient!http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_028a.htmCommunity OutreachPatient-Centred CareAttitudes to HealthHealth PromotionCommunicationKenya
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title	Experiences in rural Kenya: Addressing lack of knowledge
title_short	Experiences in rural Kenya: Addressing lack of knowledge
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publisher	International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
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description	Building an eye centre in an area where you know there is great need for eye services is not enough. We began our work in Kwale district eighteen years ago after a feasibility study estimated that there were ten thousand people who were blind, thirty thousand with low vision, and about the same number with significant eye disease in the district. We knew that none of them were accessing eye care, but on our first day we saw only one eye patient!
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Experiences in rural Kenya: Addressing lack of knowledge

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