Kwale District Eye Centre - Kenya

Recently, the Eye Centre conducted an outreach eye care programme to Kakuma, in the North Western part of Kenya. This area is inhabited by refugees from the war torn coutries of Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, the DR Congo and Uganda.

The local inhabitants, the normadic Turkana, have no access to any form of eye care. The nearest hospital with eye care facilities is found more than 500 kms away, in Eldoret.

The Turkana people lead a hard life in the arid semi desert region surrounding Lake Turkana. Communications of all sorts are difficult and the small town of Lodwar, the centre of the area, is far from the main centre of population and government services.

The photographs below reflect the many activities carried out by the Eye Centre screening team and also illustrate the lifestyle of the Turkana people.