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| Wednesday, 21 April 2004 |
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Blindness is a terrible global burden robbing people not only of the pleasure of seeing their loved ones and manoeuvring freely, but also often depriving them of working and contributing to their community. An estimated 45 million people are blind, even worse at least 80 per cent of blind is reversible or could have been prevented. Today, Lions are in the forefront to the success against blindness. A press release states, "Yet, in another scenario, every minute in this world a tragedy unfolds; a child goes blind. Half of these could be prevented or treated. That means it is possible to save the vision of 250,000 children every year. Visual disability is mostly prevalent in developing countries like ours when added pleasure of poverty, lack of education and lack of medical care worsen the problem. Without assistance a blind or partly sighted child may be deemed to years of poverty and dependents on others. According to Dr. Mrs. Champa Banagala, President of the College of Ophthalmologists in Sri Lanka, there are 3,000 blind children and thrice that number who are visually disabled. A new chapter is unfolding. the visually handicapped children, by way of surgical and medical care are to be undertaken by the Association Lions Clubs International District 306C this year. A national program in Image Building and Fund Raising through a Walk-a-thon is to be held on 24 April 2004 simultaneously in principal towns of our District. 3,000 Lions, their family members and well-wishers will walk from house to house with tills, stickers and pledges in identified areas to collect funds. |
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