3.64m Nigerians live with corneal blindness, as Eye Bank unveils Joke Silva as ambassador
The Eye Bank chairman said Nigeria needed to move faster in promoting corneal donation, stressing that one person’s decision to donate after death could restore sight to another.
Unveiling Silva as the brand ambassador, the Eye Bank said her involvement would strengthen its advocacy and public awareness campaigns on corneal donation.
Joke Silva, as the organisation’s brand ambassador for corneal donation and transplantation, the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Eye Bank, Dr Festus Odunayo Oshoba, said the Eye Bank had facilitated more than 95 successful corneal transplants, including 19 involving children aged between 30 months and 18 years.
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