Qatar Charity performs hundreds of corrective eye

Qatar Charity performs hundreds of corrective eye surgeries in Ghana


10/30/2023 | Media Center


Within the framework of a humanitarian intervention and with the support of the Qatari people, Qatar Charity implemented a medical campaign through which it performed thousands of corrective eye surgeries for children and the elderly in Ghana and provided them with medicines.

Corrective surgeries

Qatar Charity's office in Ghana succeeded in reaching the largest number of eye patients, as the number of beneficiaries who were examined reached 4,857, while the number of those who underwent corrective eye surgeries reached 462 beneficiaries, most of whom were children and the elderly.

The happiness of the beneficiaries

Joseph, a student in a school for the blind, said that he was blind in both eyes, and he seemed sad before the surgery was performed on him, but as soon as the operation was performed and he saw the light, his feeling changed from sadness to joy and happiness, and he said that he is now very happy because he can see well after the surgery.

Hope

Ms. Christiana, a teacher at the Blind School, thanked the Qatari people for the impact they had on the blind beneficiaries of the school. She said, had it not been for Qatar Charity's intervention, all these children would have had no hope of medical treatment, and they would have remained blind, perhaps for the rest of their lives.

It is worth noting that the “Ebsar” initiative is a specialized initiative in combating avoidable blindness due to the spread of blindness in many countries. The initiative aims to reduce cases of avoidable visual impairment in the countries targeted by the initiative. Qatar Charity works in coordination with the health authorities in the countries, Targeted to implement “Ebsar” initiative projects through medical examinations and surgical interventions. It is being implemented in 10 countries: Senegal, Somalia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Nepal, and Nigeria. The implementation of the initiative’s projects has been completed in several countries such as Ghana and Tanzania, while the implementation of the rest of the initiative’s projects continues until the end of this year 2023.

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