By Frontline Media

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ruparelia Foundation, in collaboration with the North Indian Cultural Association of Uganda (NICA-U), has launched a free eye care camp in Kamuli District, in Uganda's Eastern Region.

Another partner in this camp is Dr. Agarwals Hospital, one of Uganda's worldwide famous eye facilities.

The eye camp will commence on August 20, 2022, and will conclude on August 21, 2022. It takes place at Shree Hindu Bhangini Samaji, 4-19 Crawford Avenue.

This camp's activities will include eye exam, cataract surgery, free glasses, and a blood donation.

According to the Ministry of Health's 2021 report, 2.5 million Ugandans had both moderate and severe eye-related disabilities, with around 150,000 completely blind (0.4 percent ).

Eye problems are one of the top ten causes of morbidity and outpatient (OPD) attendance, according to the Ministry of Health's management information system (HMIS).

Cataracts are responsible for 57.1 percent of blindness in Uganda, according to the Ministry of Health, whereas uncorrected refractive errors are the most prevalent cause of visual impairments.

Cataracts, primary open-angle glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, refractive errors, poor vision, retinoblastoma, conjunctivitis, foreign body of the eye, keratitis, neonatal conjunctivitis, trachoma, and eye traumas are among the 17 prevalent or priority eye problems in Uganda.

More than 253 million individuals worldwide are visually impaired, with 124 million having poor vision and 36 million blind.

The Ruparelia Foundation was founded in 2012 by Dr Sudhir and Mrs Jyotsna Ruparelia and operates under the slogan "Enriching Lives Together."

For the last 10 years, the Foundation has collaborated with a variety of stakeholders to support good change in many communities around Uganda in order to enhance livelihoods.

The foundation has supported over 700 charitable initiatives to far.

The foundation's priority areas include health care, education, sports, wildlife and environmental protection, disaster assistance, business, and general welfare.

Ruparelia Foundation tries to make a good and transformational influence in the community by making a meaningful difference in the current day, but it also has a long-term plan for each effort undertaken.