Tprf Continues Support of Eye Care for Children in Palestinian Territories

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, a grant for $25,000 from The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) will help St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital (SJJEH) provide eye care to children in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. With one of the world's fastest growing and economically poorest populations, this area is also one of the world's most difficult environments in which to provide services of any kind due to political strife.

According to St John Eye Hospital Chairman John Talbot, "Blindness in the Palestinian Territories is ten times higher than in the western countries, yet early detection of eye disorders and disease can prevent later loss of sight. With early treatment, 80% of blindness is preventable. Last year we saw and treated 31,017 patients under the age of 18. We estimate that this year that figure will rise."

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Tprf Continues Support of Eye Care for Children in Palestinian Territories

In expressing his appreciation for the funding, St John E...

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