St Theresa Clinic in the Midlands province was the nation’s host of
this year’s World Eye Day Celebrations amongst the two centres which
hosted the celebrations across the nation.
Speaking at the event, the Member of Parliament for Chirumhanzu
Constituency, Pedzisai Mnanzvi expressed the 10th of October as an
important day for the nation as whole and further highlighted his wish
that the programme be far reaching to other provinces.
“This is an important day for the nation as a whole as we wish this
programme grows to reach all provinces so that eye sight problems
lessen.
“I thereby give those home a challenge to bring the young and elderly
to the nearest hospital upon events like this so that they get free
treatment.
Mnanzvi further added that such programmes must be fully supported as
they are for the betterment of the nation.
“These are good programmes, they help our parents so that they receive
health care without payment. It is different from a situation that our
parents become blind.
The sponsors must also not target one hospital as medical health is
key to everyone.
Representing the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Lilian Muchena
advised the locals that healthcare problems should be in most cases be
dealt with at tender ages.
“Measles must be treated and vaccinated as it may lead to blindness
and currently our statistics note that 1.4 mil children have
irreversible blindness. Also be very cautious about your diet as
Vitamin A helps much in countering eye sight problems”, said Muchena.
The celebrations saw the clinic giving eye operations to 38 locals and
were still encouraging more to come for treatment. World eye day is
annually celebrated on the 10th of October every year.
This year’s celebrations went under the theme, Universal Eye Health:
No More Avoidable Blindness.Local
