FIMA Year Book 2010-2011 - Federation of Islamic Medical ...

FIMA EYE HOSPITALS
cataract surgeries, with intra-ocular lens (IOL)
placement, were conducted.
In view of the high prevalence of eye impairments
in the province, and the needs for continuous and
stable plans to provide professional eye care to
reduce the backlog of visual impairment in that
deprived and remote area, members of FIMA team
sought to discuss ways and means to establish a
permanent eye-care facility there.
Dr. Adnan Jaljuli, a senior ophthalmologist and
ex-health minister in Jordan, who was a member
of this FIMA team, was instrumental in planning
the project with the local Sudanese health
authorities. The idea was welcomed and received
with enthusiasm. A field visit was undertaken to a
small 250 square meters (sq.m.) abandoned
building in al-Genaina, which was previously
utilized as a nursing home.
A preliminary understanding was reached, to
transform this humble building into an eye
hospital, sponsored by FIMA. Subsequently, Dr.
Jaljuli further discussed this project in Khartoum,
with the Federal Health Minister and with WHO-
EMRO representative in Khartoum. The project
was again received with enthusiasm and promise
of cooperation.
Upon his return to Jordan, Dr. Jaljuli wasted no
time in requesting an experienced professional
architectural firm to prepare the drawings for the
hospital .
Taking in consideration that such eye care
facilities will be needed in other deprived
communities in other countries s, two types of
design were made:
First: Design of simple, small, local, economic eye
hospitals for deprived remote areas.
The simple design included one operating theater
that accommodates more than one operating table,
laboratory, separate five- bed post- operative
rooms; one for males and the other for females
and one outpatient clinic, in addition to necessary
basics and logistics of administration, laundry,
kitchen, electro mechanics and waiting areas.
These can be accommodated into 350 sq.m.space
Figure (1): Local Eye Hospital Design
Second: Design of simple, small ophthalmology
units in existing local general hospitals in deprived
remote areas. This design allows significant
savings of space and finances, in view of
combined ancillary portions of laundry, kitchen,
waiting, electro mechanics…etc. The whole eye
section could be established in 200-250 sq.m.
area.
In June 2005, in an annual meeting held in Sana’a,
Yemen, FIMA Council approved all segments of
FIMA Save Vision Project, including
establishment of eye hospitals in underprivileged
areas.
A collaborative understanding was successfully
established between FIMA, IMA-Sudan, the
Sudanese health authorities, and WHO-EMRO, to
accomplish this first eye-care project in al-
Genaina, whereby:
• The Sudanese health authorities was to
provide the building, remodel it based on the
professional design from Jordan, provide nonmedical
furniture, and appoint nurses and
paramedical personnel.
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