His Majesty hosted a delegation from Dr. Arunga’s Eye Hospital and the Peek Foundation, led by Dr. Andrews, Director of the Peek Foundation and Professor of Ophthalmology in London, and Dr. Andrew Arunga Acaali, Director of Dr. Arunga’s Eye Hospital. His Majesty expressed gratitude to the founders of Dr. Arunga’s Eye Hospital, the directors of the Peek Foundation, and Opportunity Bank Uganda for partnering with Tooro Kingdom to extend optometry services to the people of Tooro and Eastern DRC.
He assured them of his support for this innovative eye loan scheme, the first of its kind in the region, and committed to raising awareness among the Emyenda ya Tooro about the importance of regular eye check-ups.
Tooro Kingdom, Peek Foundation, Dr. Arunga’s Eye Hospital, and Opportunity Bank Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bring affordable optometry services closer to the people of Tooro.
Under this initiative people would acquire loans from Opportunity bank for Cataract surgery at Dr. Arunga’s Eye hospital, undergo the surgery, work and pay back the loan.





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