Photograph: Sarah Day Smith/VFANRwanda has become the first low-income country to provide universal eye care for its 12 million population. “Without the resources to access eye care you are significantly more likely to become blind. “We’ve found that 34% of the population in Rwanda could benefit from some form of eye care. Photograph: Sarah Day Smith/VFANTony Hulton, VFAN’s chief executive, said eye care is essential to achieving the sustainable development goals. “We’re not going to fully allow countries to reach their full potential [and move] out of poverty without eye care.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2018 06:30 UTC