KEPCO restores children�s eyesight

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Seventeen children from across the country have had their sight restored through cataract surgery funded by the Korea Electrical Power Corporation Organisation (KEPCO).

The revelation was made at a ceremony held to celebrate with the children who had undergone successful operations, accompanied by their parents and guardians at Bokamoso Private Hospital last week Friday.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Shenaaz El Halabi, said KEPCO started supporting her ministry with eye surgeries on children since 2012 through their slogan, “Eye Love Hope 1004”.

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