Wednesday, June 24, 2009

10.3 Target: one million cases of cataracts

This is a news report on June 24, 2009:

来源:荆楚网 (楚天都市报 陈媛 田静欣 高翔 向清)

记者昨从湖北省卫生厅获悉,我省于近日启动“贫困白内障患者复明工程”,近万名患者可从中受益。  
今年,我国启动“百万贫困白内障患者复明工程”,计划利用3年时间,为100万名贫困白内障患者实施复明手术,湖北省今年的任务是9475例,每位患者将享受800元的费用减免。全省三级医院和大部分具备条件的二级医院都将成为项目医院。
昨日,中南医院开始接受手术报名,凡我省农业户口以及城镇下岗职工、低保、残疾人士等都可持相关证明到该院登记手术。
该院眼科主任蔡小军介绍,我国约有盲人1240多万,因白内障致盲人数约为699万,这其中又有15%的患者属于贫困阶层,无钱做手术。

Partial translation: "Hubei Province will soon institute a program, Cataract Vision Restoration for the Poor, and about 1 million patients will benefit. This is a 3-year program and for the current year, 9,475 patients will enjoy a $800 (about USD 100) discount for the surgery... It is estimated that there are 12.4 million blind in China. Of them, 6.99 million are cataract cases and 15% cannot afford to pay for the surgery [hence this program]."

Certainly a step in the right direction.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

10.2 Blurred vision

Lies all well disguised, masses all hypnotized
Terror's all you hear, war won't make it disappear
Leader's teach us, everything we shouldn't be
everyday people, this is no Democracy!

(a song in support of the Iranian people, try http://blurredvisionmusic.com or here)