Media Advisory - Prime Minister of Kenya to Open Eye Unit at Kitale District Hospital

CALGARY, Canada, September 28, 2010 -

    What:  KITALE HOSPITAL INAUGURATION
           The grand opening of the eye clinic at the Kitale District
           Hospital, which which will provide high quality, sustainable eye
           care services.
           Since 2002, generous Canadian donors from Operation Eyesight
           Universal have invested almost $3.5 million US or 276 million
           Schillings in Kenya.
           Operation Eyesight has constructed and/or refurbished eye clinics
           and operating theatres in Narok, Kitale, Kapsabet and Kapenguria,
           support for hospital operating costs and the Narok Trachoma
           Project.

    Who:   The Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
           Ms. Pat Ferguson, Operation Eyesight President and CEO
           Dr. Boateng Wiafe, Operation Eyesight Regional Director, Africa

    When:  September 29, 2010 10.30 am

    Where: Kapenguria Road,  Kitale, Kenya

All participants will be available for interviews following the event.

For additional information or to schedule an interview contact:

    Kitale District Hospital: +254-54-20951

    Lindsay O'Connor
    Head of International Media Operation Eyesight Universal
    Phone: +1-416-438-7280
    Mobile: +1-647-404-4469
    Fax: +1-416-438-6132
    oconnor@operationeyesight.com

Contact: Kitale District Hospital: +254-54-20951. Lindsay O'Connor, Head of International Media Operation Eyesight Universal, Phone: +1-416-438-7280, Mobile: +1-647-404-4469, Fax: +1-416-438-6132, oconnor at operationeyesight.com