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Sh300 million boost for eye care in Meru

Meru World Sight Day

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza (L) talks to patients who had undergone eye surgery at Ruiri Health Centre on World Sight Day.

Photo credit: David Muchui I Nation Media Group
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By  David Muchui

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

Several development partners have pledged to spend more than Sh300 million in eye health care in Meru in the next four years.

This is as it emerged that more than 270,000 Meru residents have some form of eyesight problem, while 8,000 are blind.

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