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D&A Raise The Odds Of Eyecare In Ethiopia

....by funding a new optical facility in Addis Ababa

Imagine living in a country with 70 million people and only one Optometrist. For many in Ethiopia, this is a reality; but Dollond & Aitchison have helped to fill the desperate need for eyecare in Addis Ababa by raising £52,000 to develop a new optical workshop at the Menelik II Hospital in Ethiopia.

D&A branches across the UK took part in Fundraising Week activities and will continue to take donations in branches for the campaign. The new workshop will become a centre of excellence for eyecare in Ethiopia that will allow patients to escape a lifetime of disability caused by poor eyesight. Ethiopia has a particularly acute shortage of qualified optical professionals and manufacturing facilities and the ‘Look to the Future in Ethiopia’ campaign will provide services for thousands of patients a year.

Tym Marsh, Director of VAO, was delighted with the fundraising success: “Current facilities at the Menelik II Hospital are extremely run down and poorly equipped with only one optometrist to help those in need of optical advice and treatment. With D&A’s help, VAO will be creating a centre of excellence where patients can be guaranteed a high level of care, with access to eye examinations and a pair of glasses.”

Everyone can make a real difference to this project by joining in the ongoing fundraising in our local D&A branches. For more information on the Look to the Future in Ethiopia project go to www.dandacharity.co.uk

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