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Anelka Egonda

Health

24 May, 2023

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Close to 600 people in Sironko District have received eye treatment courtesy of the Mafabi Asha Nabulo Foundation.

In the latest round of treatment, 20 people underwent cataract surgery at Nile International Hospital in Jinja. A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of your eye (the clear part of the eye that helps to focus light).

Francis Wagidoso from Budadiri Town council says that they underwent the cataract surgeries and are now in good health. Wagidoso applauds Mafabi Asha Nabulo the Director Mafabi Asha Nabulo Foundation for facilitating the surgeries. Wagidoso says without Nabulo’s support, they could not afford the costs for eye surgery.

Jimmy Musoli and Zaituna Wanyenze from Kalawa and Bukiyi are the other people who underwent cataract surgery. They say that despite having cataract issues, they were unable to foot their medical bills. The two say the generosity and motherly love extended by Mafabi Asha Nabulo is characteristic of a good leader.

Abdu Magombe a coordinator at the Mafabi Asha Nabulo Foundation says that it is rewarding for the people who have undergone surgery to recover their eye sight. Magombe says that a number of people have been treated since 2018.

Cataracts are considered an inevitable part of aging and are widespread among people ages 55 years and older. Half of most Ugandans have cataracts—or have had cataract surgery—by age 80.Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally.