Eye-care in Nepal
600,000 blind
In Nepal, there are over 600,000 blind or visually impaired.
Every year, this number is expected to significantly rise.
Although over 90% of blind people live in rural parts of Nepal, half of Nepal’s eye doctors live and work in urban areas. This reduces the number of eye health clinics available to the majority of people who desperately need this sort of care.
Access to eye-care is, therefore, a huge health issue for the country.
Our Projects
Nepal Eastern Regional Eye Care Programme (EREC-P) - Nepal
The communities in Eastern Nepal's hill districts are mostly unaware that many eye problems can be...Childhood Blindness Vitamin A programme - Nepal
Through our partners Helen Keller International (HKI), we are working in Nepal’s densely-populated...Intra Ocular Lenses for Cataract Surgeries (IOL) - Nepal
There are 45 million blind people worldwide and cataract is the leading cause. But more than two-...