The Brase Clinic and Vision Center provides care and treatment for more than 15,000 people every year in a region where access to affordable health care is limited.

The clinic, named after Dr. David Brase, an early supporter of Kenya Relief, is open seven days a week for patient consultation and includes services such as a clinical laboratory and a pharmacy.

More than 15 surgical teams from the United States and worldwide work alongside the Kenya staff to perform more than 1,000 life-changing surgeries each year. Some of the specialties include OB-GYN surgery, endoscopy procedures, Ear, Nose, and throat (ENT) surgery, pediatric surgery, and orthopedic surgery.

The clinic also operates a full-service eye diagnostic clinic year-round. Twice a year, ophthalmology teams come and perform nearly 200 cataract surgeries. For many patients — some blind because of decades-old cataracts — it’s the first time they’ve ever been to an eye doctor.