- May 11, 2016
- Posted by: ABO Capital
- Category: Articles
Angola Capital Investments (ACI), a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola, supports the Barraquer Expeditions through its investment in Oshen Healthcare and Sphera Bluoshen. Oshen Healthcare and Sphera Bluoshen have partnered with the Barraquer Foundation to bring cataract clinics to Angola and Rwanda.
This year the Expeditions will take place June 11th through June 18th in Angola and July 23rd through July 30th in Rwanda. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cataracts are responsible for 51% of world blindness, affecting about 20 million people. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people in Angola and Rwanda have benefited from the Barraquer Foundation cataract surgical expeditions. The Barraquer Foundation provides eye treatment to populations in depressed areas of the world and is a part of the ophthalmology Barraquer Clinic of Barcelona.