Free Eye Treatment for 6 Million Latin Americans and Caribbeans
A total of 6 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean will receive free eye treatment thanks to Venezuela's Mision Milagro (Miracle Mission), President Hugo Chavez said Thursday.
Mision Milagros, a joint Cuban-Venezuelan organization offering free eye treatment to needy patients, began by serving only Venezuelans but is now available to all Latin Americans.
In March, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said dozens of Guatemalans were among the first to benefit from the program, to be followed by 100 Central Americans in the month to receive eye operations including cataract treatment.
Filed under Cataract Surgery, Eye Treatment
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