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Planeterra Foundation gives sight to the blind in Tibet

Filed under: Asia, ChinaTibet is one of the most visually stunning places on Earth, but many Tibetans can't see it. Blindness is a serious problem in the developing world. Poverty and lack of rural health care means that millions of people around the... ...full story at Gadling

from Gadling on Sun, Oct 18 2009

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