Table 2.
Ownership structure and level of care of eye care facilities
| |
|
Level |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership | Primary | Secondary | Tertiary | Total |
| Government (with NGO support) |
2 (2) |
28 (15) |
2 (2) |
32 (19) |
| NGO |
4 |
11 |
1 |
16 |
| Private for-profit |
19 |
6 |
1 |
26 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 45 | 4 | 74 |
Primary: Diagnostic, refractive and referral services. Optical shops in the private sector.
Secondary: Basic surgical procedures, including cataract, trichiasis and glaucoma.
Tertiary: Advanced surgical procedures, including vitreo-retinal surgery and laser photo-coagulation.