Jamaica
SEE International's Work in Jamaica
SEE has been providing critical eye care services to communities in the island nation of Jamaica for over thirty years.
Each year, SEE holds at least four programs in the country, restoring sight to between 50 and 100 patients per clinic. In St. Ann’s Bay, our volunteer surgeons work with the Alliance of Jamaica American Humanitarians to treat patients suffering from cataracts and glaucoma.
In Montego Bay, SEE annually partners with Great Shape! Inc. and Volunteer Optometric Services in Humanity (VOSH) International to provide eye care and necessary sight-restoring surgeries.
Blindness in Jamaica
Jamaica is a picturesque Caribbean island known for its lush topography of mountain ranges, forests, and bright beaches. Since declaring independence from the United Kingdom in 1962, the country has dealt with periods of significant economic growth and decline. Health care is free to all citizens and legal residents, but many Jamaicans still do not have access. As the population has increased and aged over the past five decades, the health care system has been facing great difficulties, and rural regions receive little to no care as most people living in these areas do not have access to transportation to reach a clinic.
Almost half of the Jamaican population has never received an eye exam. Consequently, approximately 27,000 Jamaicans suffer from preventable blindness. Cataracts, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy are among the leading causes.
Your donation will save someone’s sight
By donating today, you will help support SEE's work in Jamaica and around the world to end preventable blindness.
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