INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Public Health says nearly 25,000 people in the country lose their sight every year.Marking World Sight Day on Thursday in
Kabul, health officials said that 1.5 million people contract eye diseases every year.The ministry officials added that many people in
remote areas suffer from eye diseases.“Nearly 1.5 million people suffer from visual impairment every year
In Afghanistan, about 25,000 people lose their sight every year,” said Abdul Wali Haqqani, Deputy Minister of Public Health.“In the
world, more than two billion people are visually impaired,” said Naimullah Safi, representative of the World Health Organization.According
to health officials, since the beginning of this year, nearly 4,000 eye operations have been performed in various provinces.Meanwhile,
Afghanistan is also facing a shortage of ophthalmologists
There are only 300 specialists registered in the country, but not all are practicing ophthalmologists
Many have retired, while others have left the country
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