World Sight Day: 43m Persons Blind Worldwide, Says Plateau Commissioner

Leadership | 13-10-2024 04:18am |

The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk has disclosed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics of 2020 indicate that more than 43 million people are blind worldwide while 55 percent of blind cases are due to cataract. Shurkuk stated this during the annual commemoration of the World Sight Day with the theme: [...]

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