Stakeholders in the eye health sector have renewed calls for the mainstreaming of eye care services across the country, citing the rising burden of visual impairment and blindness.
The call was made during a meeting convened by the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) to review the progress of the Visual Impact Project (VIP), a collaborative initiative with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, and seven counties aimed at scaling up eye care services.
The stakeholders emphasized the urgent need for a paradigm shift in the management of eye diseases to prevent millions of Kenyans from losing their sight.
Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB) Chief Executive Officer, Samson Waweru, revealed that approximately 300,000 Kenyans are currently blind, with an additional 15 million at risk of losing their vision.
