Aid organizations have been arriving. World Vision spokeswoman Laura Blank says its team has arrived and is now assessing the needs.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Now,with the vision centers in place, doctors are treating an average of 5,000 patients per center per year.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Now,20 years on, they say they're three years away from realizing that vision."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02