Australia’s Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) and Thai Binh province’s Health Department on February 23 signed an agreement for a VND19 billion project to develop a model of comprehensive eye care in the Red River delta province between 2012 and 2015.
The FHF is a non-governmental organization established in 1992 to help developing countries worldwide build and implement blind prevention programmes as well as helps visually impaired people.
In 2009, the FHF started a VND7.5 billion project in Thai Binh to upgrade the province’s optical services, provide medical equipment and hold training courses to improve the capacity of its medical staff.
In 2012, Thai Binh is one of 11 provinces which will continue to receive the FHF’s support. The project will focus on eye care in the six districts of Quynh Phu, Kien Xuong, Tien Hai, Hung Ha, Dong Hung and Thai Thuy.
The foundation has pledged to provide US$3.3 million for Vietnam’s 2012 blind prevention program.
VNA
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