Between January and June 2026, the Mo Dewji Foundation performed 4,238 cataract surgeries through 12 mobile eye camps. An internal Social Return on Investment analysis estimates that every $1 invested generated approximately $7.62 in social value.
This understanding has helped shape eye care into one of the Foundation’s strongest ongoing pillars. As we continue to expand our reach, our ambition is to work towards a nationalized strategy that can make avoidable cataract blindness increasingly rare across Tanzania.
In our latest Insights article, The Economic Benefits of Cataract Surgery, Nyla Mohammed Dewji explores the wider case for investing in cataract surgery and what expanding access could mean for individuals, households and Tanzania’s broader development.
