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October 2008: Eye Care Centre Opens in Tanzania with Canadian Help and UBC faculty members win prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award

Two back-to-back events on November 4 and November 10 mark the growth, success, and recognition of the Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology and its founders, Dr. Susan Lewallen and Dr. Paul Courtright.

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