{"id":11090,"date":"2014-12-04T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irismundial.ca\/access-to-eye-care-even-for-the-farthest-villages-in-haiti\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T11:43:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T15:43:33","slug":"access-to-eye-care-even-for-the-farthest-villages-in-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irismundial.ca\/en\/access-to-eye-care-even-for-the-farthest-villages-in-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to eye care, even for the farthest villages in Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Market Information Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||1px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Market Information Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|2px|0px||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;20%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>More than 14 000 people have benefited from eye care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2010, IRIS Mundial attempted to set up a program that would lead to accessible eyecare for the population Labrousse, Haiti. The challenge was met with great success and having a permanent eyecare delivery system in that particular region is undoubtedly a huge accomplishment! Already, more than 14 000 of the poorest in Haiti were able to receive quality eye care in Labrousse, considered a PPFB experiment (program for prevention and fight against blindness).<\/p>\n<p><strong>An experienced and efficient team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the training provided by IRIS Mundial volunteers and the acquired experience in the field, the PPFB team, consisting of a nurse and an assistant, worked diligently throughout the year, using a four-wheel motorbike to reach adults and children from different communities, even the most remote one. Miriame Cadet, nurse and program manager, informed us: \u201cThe program is very popular with the population living in extreme poverty conditions. 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Our mobile clinics have examined nearly 1,000 adults. Furthermore, 165 of those were seen by an ophthalmologist, at the clinic IRIS Mundial, located within the Health Center Notre-Dame-de-Lourde-de-Labrousse. 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