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Christian Connections for International Health June 11-13, 2010

The mission of Christian Connections for International Health (www.ccih.org) is to promote international health and wholeness from a Christian perspective. CCIH provides field-oriented information resources and a forum for discussion, networking, and fellowship to the spectrum of Christian organizations and individuals working in international health. CCIH has a spring meeting yearly.  This year their meeting is in Maryland and is entitled: Technologies and Health: A Faith-Based Perspective Read more...

Missionary Eyecare: Free service or fee for service?

              When I first arrived in Nigeria to work with CBMI, I found that patients were charged approximately $100 for cataract surgery.  That fee included a four day stay in the hospital, and surgery for the second eye was discounted to $40.  I was surprised that most patients could afford the surgery with help from their families.  For those patients who needed cataract surgery, but could not afford it, we had a "poor fund" which we could utilize to pay for the patient's surgery. Write comment (2 Comments) 2010-02-04 05:04:36 Hi Peter. I agree with your comments. At the clinic I was at in Nigeria they were able to keep up with most of the routine expenses. However if there was an equipment failure, they were in trouble. They continue to rely on Christian Blind Mission Intl for help with capital expenses. 2010-01-25 06:49:45 Good points

Aravind Manual Small Incision Cataract Manual

Aravind Eye Hospital and Mission Eyes Network are happy to announce that a new downloadable version of the Dr. Natchier's popular manual on small incision cataract surgery is now available!

HATE TO WAIT…. Part Two

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Chiang Li hadn’t worked in over a year due to his blindness from dense cataracts. He was being led around by his wife. No white canes or guide dogs seen in the jungle villages of Borneo. No social security for his disability. No eye surgeons nearby to perform the surgery that could restore his sight. No money to travel to find one.