Don't Just Read the News, Understand It.

Published 2 days ago • loading... • Updated 2 days ago

Seven Out of 10 People with Vision Problems in Africa Do Not Have Access to Glasses

Summary by El Pais

The Kenyan Jane Waithera (39 years old, Chinga) changed her life the day a mobile clinic at Kikuyu Hospital passed through her village and prescribed her first pair of glasses for free. She was 1996, she was 10 years old and looked so bad that she didn’t give up at school. “I couldn’t read what the teachers wrote on the blackboard. Books put them very close to my face to see something and people made fun of me. Of course, she suspended at exams,…

1 Articles

1 Articles

All

Left

1

Center

Right

Seven Out of 10 People with Vision Problems in Africa Do Not Have Access to Glasses

The Kenyan Jane Waithera (39 years old, Chinga) changed her life the day a mobile clinic at Kikuyu Hospital passed through her village and prescribed her first pair of glasses for free. She was 1996, she was 10 years old and looked so bad that she didn’t give up at school. “I couldn’t read what the teachers wrote on the blackboard. Books put them very close to my face to see something and people made fun of me. Of course, she suspended at exams,…

2 days ago·Spain

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Coverage Details

Total News Sources1

Leaning Left1Leaning Right0Center0Last Updated2 days agoBias Distribution

100% Left

Bias Distribution

100% of the sources lean Left

100% Left

Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

El Pais broke the news in Spain 2 days ago on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics