The Huruma Sub-County Hospital has launched an ultra modern eye unit.
The unit will be crucial in helping reduce cases of visual impairment and general eye health care in a region, that has high eye prevalence of disease.
The facility is funded by Operation Eye Sight Universal in partnership with Seeing is Believing and the County Government of Uasin Gishu to the tune of 20 million Kenya shillings.
The funds have been channeled towards construction, equipping the facility and medical staff training.
Speaking on Thursday during the launch of the facility, the chairman of Operation Eyesight’s Board said the unit will be crucial in curbing avoidable blindness and visual impairment in the region, and also reduce distance and time taken by patients seeking Eye health care services.
"The facility offers all eye care services from screening, specialised services, surgery and check up under one roof, making it a one stop shop,” said the Board chair.
On his part, Uasin Gishu County Governor Jackson Madango reiterated the county's commitment to providing accessible and affordable health care to its county residents.
“It’s our mandate to ensure that nobody lacks basic health amenities, unnecessary loss of life and even prevent avoidable blindness,” he said.
Operation Eyesight Universal Country Manager, Alice Mwangi said the new unit will make quality eye care services more accessible for residents of the region.
“In 2015 alone, we supported screening of almost 286,000 people, and over 8,000 eye surgeries out of which over 2,700 were cataract surgeries. More than 2 million other people were reached through health education. Besides increasing access to eye care services, Operation Eyesight is deeply committed to quality issues and is investing to ensure quality services in all our partner hospitals,” said Mwangi.