Al Mustafa is fighting against blindness in Pakistan and breaking the poverty-blindness cycle since 1985. AMWT is targeting 5000 blind people during 2012 in Pakistan. AMWT has arranged two days free eye camps on 18th and 19th of February at Al Mustafa medical centre Gulshan e Iqbal Karachi this year.
Eye surgeries and treatments were provided free of cost to the deserving patients. The camp was fully equipped with all required medical equipments from lenses to medicines, surgery equipment to glasses etc.
Eye surgeries and treatments were provided free of cost to the deserving patients. The camp was fully equipped with all required medical equipments from lenses to medicines, surgery equipment to glasses etc.
Also disposable surgery items like syringes, gloves, cotton, cloth pads and other relevant items required for operation theatre were available in ample quantity. A team of 5 doctors and 10 paramedical staff along the management team of AMWT participated in two days camps
It’s been observed that alike previous years, a huge number of patients visited the camps. Women and elderly people were in higher numbers among the visitors. This clearly shows that blindness prevails more among the elderly people and women. Patients have been also transported from the rural areas to the camps. Initially the screening tests were conducted and patients who needed cataract surgery were admitted in camp. Free operations were carried out by our volunteer surgeons. 50 surgeries have been carried out in two days camps. Apart from that, over 1000 people received free eye treatment and glasses. After the operation, some patients were taken for a day or so where they had been given free accommodation and food. Moreover, our free ambulance service helped in transporting the patients to their homes.
Alhamdulillah AMWT managed to arrange the camp successfully in Karachi. The cost of one eye surgery was £35 and each camp arranged was of £1000. This was not possible to achieve this project without the contributions of AMWT’s kind donors and sister organisations. We are grateful for all of our generous donors to enable us to help the blind people to see the world again with their own eyes.
Project Manager: Ahmed Raza, Karachi, Pakistan
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