Positioning for High Volume Service
Abstract
Introduction: Cataract is the commonest cause of reversible blindness worldwide1 that is accountable for about 45% of blindness, this
condition can be reversed with a simple cataract surgery that takes just about five minutes. There is no simple definition of high volume surgery that is universally acceptable2 . In India, a high volume center does up to 80 cataract surgeries in a day3, but in Nigeria a center doing up to 84 cataracts in a month is regarded as a high volume center2 . In Sub-Sahara Africa, the prevalence of cataract is
high due to lack of well-equipped centers and manpower. Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Eye Hospital was established in 1941 in Kano, Nigeria to reduce the prevalence of cataract in this region.
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