Writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth has thrown his support behind a Christian charity’s campaign to finish avoidable sight loss.
CBM UK seeks to advertise “global disability inclusion” and its current World in Focus campaign is aiming to assist the 1.1 billion people across the globe who’re susceptible to suffering avoidable sight loss.
Of the one in eight people around the globe who are suffering from sight loss, it’s believed that 90 per cent of them could have avoided the condition were they in a position to access solutions equivalent to cataract surgery and even an easy pair of glasses.
The latest campaign goals to offer eye look after those living in a few of the poorest places on the earth, with Nepal and Nigeria being particular targets.
Nepal is believed to have the best rate of sight loss on the earth, with one in five affected. Most eye care facilities within the county are situated within the cities, leaving hundreds of thousands of rural people unable to receive care.
Brandreth said, “For hundreds of thousands of individuals internationally, in countries like Nigeria and Nepal, affording and accessing basic eye care will be out of reach. Imagine losing your sight simply because you’ll be able to’t afford treatment. It’s simply not right.
“That’s why I’m a passionate supporter of CBM UK and their World in Focus campaign.”
Also throwing her support behind the campaign is the founding father of Specsavers, Dame Mary Perkins, who described the work of CBM UK as “lifechanging”.
One person whose life modified was 12-year-old Jamala from Nigeria, who said, “Some of my classmates would call me a blind girl. I’m very completely satisfied now. I can see with each eyes, and my vision is far clearer than before.”
Following assistance from CBM UK, Jamala is now able to write down without assistance and desires to change into a health care provider specialising in eye care.
