Ghana: Help Combat Blindness - People Urged

On the occasion of world sight day Ghanaians have been asked to help combat blindness to reduce the high incidence of the condition in the country.

Ghana has a blind population of some 200,000, 75% of whom are from avoidable causes such as cataract, glaucoma, trachoma and river blindness.

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