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Sierra Leone
Total Population
5,743,000*
Life Expectancy for men
39 years*
Life Expectancy for women
42 years*
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
3.5%*
* Source: World Health Organization (WHO).
Kissy United Methodist Church Eye Hospital
Partner:
United Methodist Church
Project #:
P1105
Providing essential eye care services to the densely populated capital of Sierra Leone.
Kissy United Methodist Church Eye Hospital has been supported by CBM since 1987. Photo: CBM/Buchan.
The Kissy United Methodist Eye Hospital, which has been supported by CBM since 1987, is a strategic clinic within a busy general hospital in Freetown.
CBM UK-supported ophthalmologist Dr. John Buchan, formerly from the NHS, joined the hospital in 2009 to help increase its capacity and the impact of its services.
With two cataract surgeons, the Hospital undertakes limited outreach campaigns in order to bring essential eye care services to the local population.
Contact the team
We love talking about our work, and welcome you to contact our Programme Development Department team.
Ms. Laura Townsend MSC
Dr. Elspeth Page
Email: projects@cbmuk.org.uk
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CBM UK is registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales as charity number 1058162, and with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator as charity number SC041101.
