Blindness in Sierra Leone

This video brought back memories of the wonderful people and their wonderful singing voices on my last trip to Sierra Leone, in which I operated in a small one room OR in the outskirts of Sierra Leone. It was in the village of the Archbishop of Sierra Leone, who himself was a very charming individual. Can't wait to go back....

With Nicholas Kristof in Sierra Leone

Paul Bowers, the winner of this year's Win-a-Trip contest, talks about the prevalence of blindness in West Africa. With Nicholas Kristof in Sierra Leone Paul Bowers, the winner of this year's Win-a-Trip contest, talks about the prevalence of blindness in West Africa.

Many became blind as a result of trachoma, a chronic contagious viral disease