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Day Eleven 2/2 2012 Ophthalmology at the Aira Hospital

Trachoma, a common eye infection in African countries is a major cause of blindness. Many patients are seen

There are about 3,000 surgeries every year done at this small hospital. Dr. Erik Erichsen is a Dane,

The hospital in Aira has around 90 beds. The complex has several one-story buildings that each house a

For the next 8 days, Martha, Cindy, Ron, and Teklu will be spending time at the hospital observing,

Worship with members of Lalo Aira Church, will be the amazing focus of the day. The opportunity to

Adapted from MarshallBrain.com/science, and from Sherri Swalinkavich of the Good Shepherd Health Ministry team Ever bother to