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 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.