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21.02.2017 Malteser in Hövelhof inaugurate mobile ophthalmologist’s practice

Hövelhof, district of Paderborn. Not everyone in rural areas has access to ophthalmologist care. The Malteser in Hövelhof want to change this and have now started up a mobile ophthalmologist’s practice. The specially converted minibus is a low-threshold, outreach service: for older people who are less mobile, for homeless people and for people who cannot afford health insurance. This was made possible by a donation from the Dortmund-based company BLOCK OPTIC, which donated the vehicle and its interior fittings. During a ceremony, Pastor Matthias Klauke blessed the vehicle.

[…] From eye tests to eye pressure measurements or the treatment of minor injuries – the Malteser mobile eye clinic in Hövelhof enables standard examinations that any optician or ophthalmologist would also perform […]

[…] According to Bierod, it is conceivable to visit homes for the elderly and homeless or hospitals. Initially, the minibus will be on the road in the district of Paderborn. In the medium term, it is conceivable that the van will be used in Hungary, Ukraine or Belarus as part of the Malteser International Service.

“We have had this idea for quite some time. Our personal contacts in Hövelhof were the deciding factor in our decision,” said Jörg Grawunder. The managing director of BLOCK OPTIC handed over the key of the new mobile unit to Karl-Heinz Lieb, international representative of Malteser Hövelhof […]