Lions World Sight Day Events Held in Mali
By Melitta J. Cutright
Lions Clubs International and Lions in Mali marked Lions World Sight Day (LWSD) in Bamako, Mali, on Oct. 12-13. Lions leaders met with government officials to discuss the importance of eradicating preventable blindness, organized a major vision screening and toured the African Institute for Tropical Ophthalmology (IOTA)–the premier eye hospital and training institute in West Africa. The Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and the Lions of Mali fund IOTA, which trains ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses from Mali and many other countries in West Africa..
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