

Mobile Eye Clinic
The mobile eye clinic for outpatient cataract surgeries in remote areas around Gondar has been operated and managed by volunteers from the eye clinic at the University Hospital in Gondar since 2010. On average, 10 operations are carried out per year, performing 1,000 cataract surgeries. Soleil d'Afrique financed the surgical instruments and the vehicle for the mobile eye clinic. Coordination and training of the doctors for the trips and treatments are carried out by local doctors. This ensures needs-based cooperation with the local people. Due to the current tensions and unrest in the region, it has become increasingly difficult to have the eye clinic deployed regularly. The foundation is in contact with the local people. The goal is to have the mobile eye clinic deployed regularly again as soon as possible.