NEW YORK, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Angola Capital
Investments (ACI), a leading international investment firm
headquartered in Angola, supports
the Barraquer Expeditions through its investment in Oshen
Healthcare and Sphera Bluoshen. Oshen Healthcare and Sphera
Bluoshen have partnered with the Barraquer Foundation to bring
cataract clinics to Angola and
Rwanda.
This year the Expeditions will take place June 11th through June 18th in Angola and July
23rd through July
30th in Rwanda.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cataracts are
responsible for 51% of world blindness, affecting about 20 million
people. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people in Angola and Rwanda have benefited from the Barraquer
Foundation cataract surgical expeditions. The Barraquer Foundation
provides eye treatment to populations in depressed areas of the
world and is a part of the ophthalmology Barraquer Clinic of
Barcelona.
The Foundation's first expedition to Angola took place in July 2014. More than 250 people had eye surgery
in 5 days and over 700 people were added to a waitlist for the
following year. In November 2014 the
Foundation traveled to Rwanda to
perform more than 230 surgeries and provide more than 800 free
ophthalmology consultations.
The 2015 expeditions were larger than the expeditions in 2014.
Three teams of surgeons, including 2 top surgeons, operated on 523
people and diagnosed more than 1,200 people in Angola.
"The first expeditions in Angola and Rwanda in 2014 were very successful; so
successful that we decided to make it a yearly program," said CEO
Zandre Campos. "We work to bring the best healthcare to the people
of Africa, and our partnership
with the Barraquer Foundation is helping us achieve this
mission."
ACI invests in companies in the energy, transportation,
hospitality, healthcare and real estate sectors.
About Angola Capital Investments
Angola Capital
Investments (ACI) is an international investment firm that invests
in companies in the healthcare, energy, transportation,
hospitality, and real estate sectors throughout Africa. The mission of ACI is to create global
value for developing countries in Africa, while contributing to their economic
development.
About Zandre Campos
Zandre de Campos Finda is one of
the great, innovative business leaders and global entrepreneurs
emerging out of Africa. Currently,
he is chairman and CEO of Angola Capital Investments (ACI), an
international investment firm headquartered in Angola with holdings throughout Africa and Europe. Prior to founding ACI, Mr. Campos was
CEO of Nazaki Oil & Gaz S.A. He has held the positions of
CEO of the mobile phone company Movicel Telecommunications and an
executive in the office of the president of SONAIR, S.A., a
subsidiary of Sonangol, Angola's
state-owned oil company that oversees oil and gas production.
He began his career as a legal advisor with Sonangol Holdings.
Mr. Campos also sits on the board of Sphera Bluoshen S.A., a
subsidiary of Oshen Group and part of Sphera Global Healthcare.
Sphera is committed to bringing high-quality healthcare services to
nations around the globe with current activities in Angola, Morocco, and Rwanda. Sphera is dedicated to healthcare
equality and accessibility. He is also a board member in Bluoshen
S.A. and Boost - Communication & Strategy, S.A. and other
organizations across the globe. Mr. Campos graduated from Lusiada
University, Lisbon, with a degree
in Law.
Mr. Campos has dedicated his career to helping advance
Angola and other developing
nations. His work makes him one of the most socially forward and
conscientious business leaders of our time. Through his
entrepreneurial spirit and diverse business portfolio that is
ever-expanding, Mr. Campos is creating thousands of new job
opportunities and building stronger communities.
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