VisionSpring, Brac celebrate correcting vision 2 million

The Reading Glasses for Improved Livelihoods programme -- funded by VisionSpring in partnership with Brac Health, Nutrition and Population Programme -- has celebrated its achievement of correcting the vision of two million people, said a press release.

VisionSpring and Brac honoured the community health workers, key staff, and delivery partners at a celebration that took place at the Brac Centre in Dhaka yesterday.

Prof AHM Enayet Hussain, vice-chancellor of Sylhet Medical University and country chair of the IAPB Bangladesh chapter; and Dr Upenthyo George, consultant (public health) at the Ministry of Health of Uganda, spoke on the occasion. Jordan Kassalow, founder of VisionSpring; and Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury, former vice chair of Brac, also spoke. The event was also attended by Ella Gudwin, CEO of VisionSpring; Asif Saleh, executive director of Brac; Shameran Abed, executive director of Brac International; and Misha Mahjabeen, country director of VisionSpring Bangladesh.