Uganda

Blindness in Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa that has struggled with providing healthcare to its citizens for decades. Uganda’s healthcare system faces severe problems due to being under-resourced, poorly managed, and unable to meet the demands of a growing population. This results in low quality and lack of availability of healthcare for many Ugandans.

Based on data from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Vision Atlas, an estimated 3.1 million Ugandans live with some form of vision loss, ranging from mild impairment to total blindness. Within this population, approximately 83,000 people (0.6% of the population) are completely blind, while almost half a million suffer from moderate-to-severe low vision.